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100 1 _aKennedy, Hugh
_q(Hugh N.)
245 1 4 _aThe great Arab conquests :
_bhow the spread of Islam changed the world we live in /
_cHugh Kennedy.
250 _a1st Da Capo Press ed.
260 _aPhiladelphia, PA :
_bDa Capo,
_cc2007.
300 _aviii, 421 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aRemembrance 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.
520 _aExamines 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.
651 0 _aIslamic Empire
_xHistory.
651 0 _aIslamic Empire
_xCivilization.
651 0 _aIslamic Empire
_xForeign relations.
650 1 7 _aVeroveringen.
_2gtt
650 1 7 _aIslamisering.
_2gtt
650 1 7 _aArabieren.
_2gtt
651 7 _aArabische wereld.
_2gtt
650 7 _aIslam
_xHistory.
_2sears
651 7 _aIslamic Empire
_xHistory.
_2sears
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