02516cam a2200445 a 4500 15226816 BJBSDDR 20240619191119.0 ta 080320s2008 enkabf b 001 0 eng d 2008297360 9780753823897 0753823896 (OCoLC)ocn154699030 BTCTA BTCTA BAKER WIQ NSB YDXCP NSB WRO SUC OCLCQ NLGGC DLC eng eng lccopycat aw----- ff----- e-sp--- 403 DS 38.3 K35g 2008 909.0976701 Kennedy, Hugh, (Hugh Nigel), 1947- 36705 The great Arab conquests : how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in / Hugh Kennedy. London : Phoenix, 2008. x, 421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007 Maps on lining papers Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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. This text presents an account of the astonishing remaking of the political and religious map of the world Islamic civilization. Civilización islámica 9324 Islamic Empire History. Imperio islámico Historia 10117 Islamic Empire Foreign relations. Imperio Islámico Relaciones exteriores 36706 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008297360-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008297360-d.html 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 61123 61123 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 403 DS 38.3 K35g 2008 00000070893 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK