A history of the Islamic world /
A compact history introduces Islamic civilization, outlining developments from Islam's beginnings in seventh-century Arabia to the present day.
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| Formáid: | LEABHAR |
| Teanga: | English |
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New York :
Hippocrene Books,
c2003.
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| Sraith: | Illustrated histories (Hippocrene Books (Firm)
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
Clár na nÁbhar:
- The rise of Islam. Cradle of Islam ; The Arab conquests and the age of empire ; The Abbasids and the rise of Baghdad ; Al-Andalus: Islam in Spain ; The mysticism of the Sufis ; The Crusades ; From Mongols to Mamluks ; Islam on the periphery: travels in Africa and Asia
- The age of the three great Muslim empires. The Ottomans ; The Safavids and Shi'ism: Persia reunified ; The Mughals in India
- Islam in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Creation of the nation-states ; Islam and the West: facing difficult times ; Afterword. The challenge of the future
- Key dates in Islamic history ; Key figures and dynasties in Islamic history ; Glossary of Islamic terms.