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001 2008297360
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100 1 $aKennedy, Hugh$q(Hugh N.)
245 14 $aThe great Arab conquests :$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 17 $aVeroveringen.$2gtt
650 17 $aIslamisering.$2gtt
650 17 $aArabieren.$2gtt
651 7 $aArabische wereld.$2gtt
650 7 $aIslam$xHistory.$2sears
651 7 $aIslamic Empire$xHistory.$2sears
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008297360-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008297360-d.html