In the Shadow of the Sword
The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
New York : Doubleday, [2012]
Format: Ebook
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No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement. Just like the Romans, the Arabs came from nowhere to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion--except that they achieved their conquests not over the course of centuries as the Romans did but in a matter of decades. Just like the Greeks during the Persian wars, they overcame seemingly insuperable odds to emerge triumphant against the greatest empire of the day--not by standing on the defensive, however, but by hurling themselves against all who lay in their path.
Contents:
pt. I. Introduction. Known unknowns -- pt. II. Jahiliyya. Iranshahr ; New Rome ; The children of Abraham ; Countdown to apocalypse -- pt. III. Hijra. More questions than answers ; The forging of Islam -- Envoi: plus c̜a change? -- Timeline -- Dramatis personae.
ISBN:
9780385531368
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Ebook
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.