01953nam a2200361 a 4500 15226816 090727s2007 pauabf b 001 0 eng d 2008297360 9780306815850 0306815850 BTCTA BTCTA BAKER WIQ NSB YDXCP NSB WRO SUC OCLCQ NLGGC DLC 909.0976701 22 Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.) The great Arab conquests : how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in / Hugh Kennedy. 1st Da Capo Press ed. Philadelphia, PA : Da Capo, c2007. viii, 421 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 00018598 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. 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. Islamic Empire History. Islamic Empire Civilization. Islamic Empire Foreign relations. Arabische wereld. gtt Islamic Empire History. sears Veroveringen. gtt Islamisering. gtt Arabieren. gtt Islam History. sears Ayesha Abed Library General Shelf. 2904 2904 0 4 ddc 0 909_097670100000000_KEN 0 2638 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2009-05-27 0 909.0976701 KEN 3010018598 2009-07-27 1 2009-07-27 BK Koha Inventory 2020