Author: KENNEDY, HUGH N
Title: The great Arab conquests : how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in
Description: London : Phoenix 2007. First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; [xxiv]. 421. [2] p. [16] p.of plates : col. ill. maps ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Remembrance of things past -- The foundations of conquest -- The conquest of Syria and Palestine -- The conquest of Iraq -- The conquest of Egypt -- The conquest of Iran -- Into the Maghreb -- Crossing the Oxus -- The road to Samarqand -- Furthest east and furthest west -- The war at sea -- Voices of the conquered. Summary; Examines the history of the great Islamic expansion. reveals how the Arab armies were able to overcome almost everything in their path. and brings to light the unique characteristics of Islamic settlement in new lands and the conversion to Islam of vast populations. A popular history of the Arab invasions that carved out an empire from Spain to China Today's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. Whereas the Roman Empire took over 200 years to reach its fullest extent. the Arab armies overran the whole Middle East. North Africa and Spain within a generation. They annihilated the thousand-year-old Persian Empire and reduced the Byzantine Empire to little more than a city-state based around Constantinople. Within a hundred years of the Prophet's death. Muslim armies destroyed the Visigoth kingdom of Spain. and crossed the Pyrenees to occupy southern France. This is the first popular English language account of this astonishing remaking of the political and religious map of the world. Hugh Kennedy's sweeping narrative reveals how the Arab armies conquered almost everything in their path. One of the few academic historians with a genuine talent for story telling. he offers a compelling mix of larger-than-life characters. battles. treachery and the clash of civilizations. Subjects; Islamic Empire - History. Islamic Empire - Civilization. Islamic Empire - Foreign relations. World history: (c 500 to C 1500). Islamic countries. History / Medieval. History / Middle East / General. Religion / Islam / History. History / World. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. Weight in Kg appr.:

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