02429cam a2200469 a 4500 15226816 20170105102911.0 080320s2007 pauabf b 001 0 eng d 2008297360 9780306815850 0306815850 (OCoLC)ocn154699030 BTCTA BTCTA BAKER WIQ NSB YDXCP NSB WRO SUC OCLCQ NLGGC DLC lccopycat aw----- ff----- e-sp--- DS38.3 .K45 2007 297.09 22 909.0976701 15.59 bcl 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. 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. Veroveringen. gtt Islamisering. gtt Arabieren. gtt Islam History. sears Islamic Empire History. Islamic Empire Civilization. Islamic Empire Foreign relations. Arabische wereld. gtt Islamic Empire History. sears 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 ddc BK 15120 15120 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-10-02 0 297.09 KEN 2007 CIPS0002012 2013-11-01 2013-11-01 BK