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In God´s Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
Robert G. Hoyland
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Description for In God´s Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
Hardback. A groundbreaking work that delivers a fresh account of the Arab conquests, incorporating the latest research in Late Antique history. Series: Ancient Warfare and Civilization. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 illus., including maps. BIC Classification: 3F; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
In just over a hundred years--from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750--the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far afield as the Franks in Western Europe and the Tang Empire in China. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, and it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time. How this collection of Arabian tribes was able to engulf so many empires, states, and armies in such a ... Read more
In just over a hundred years--from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750--the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far afield as the Franks in Western Europe and the Tang Empire in China. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, and it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time. How this collection of Arabian tribes was able to engulf so many empires, states, and armies in such a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Ancient Warfare and Civilization
Condition
New
Weight
547g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199916368
SKU
V9780199916368
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About Robert G. Hoyland
Robert G. Hoyland is Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle Eastern History at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and Professor of Islamic History at the University of Oxford. He is also the author of Arabia and the Arabs.
Reviews for In God´s Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
Hoyland's approach is both consistent and innovative.
Georg Leube, Plekos
In Gods Path provides a thorough, persuasive and timely overview of this century of transformations in the history of the Middle East for specialists and non-specialists alike.
Harry Munt, History Today
Written in plain English, thereby enabling the general reader to become familiar with this significant ... Read more
Georg Leube, Plekos
In Gods Path provides a thorough, persuasive and timely overview of this century of transformations in the history of the Middle East for specialists and non-specialists alike.
Harry Munt, History Today
Written in plain English, thereby enabling the general reader to become familiar with this significant ... Read more