Description |
x, 526 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
Content |
text |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
volume |
Note |
Originally published: London : Little, Brown, 2012 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-507) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction. Known unknowns -- Jahiliyya. Iranshahr -- New Rome ; The children of Abraham ; Countdown to apocalypse -- Hijra. More questions than answers ; The forging of Islam -- Envoi : plus ca change? -- Timeline -- Dramatis personae |
Summary |
In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on, and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelled, in effect, the end of the ancient world. In The Shadow of the Sword, Tom Holland explores how this came about. Spanning Constantinople to the Arabian desert, and starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vivid with drama, horror and startling achievement |
Subject |
Islam -- History.
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Islamic Empire -- History.
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Added Title |
Birth of Islam and the rise of the global Arab empire |
ISBN |
9780307473653 paperback |
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0307473651 paperback |
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