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050	0	0	_aDS38.3 _b.K45 2007
082	0	4	_a297.09 _222
100	1		_aKennedy, Hugh _q(Hugh N.) _9531
245	1	4	_aThe great Arab conquests : _bhow the spread of Islam changed the world we live in / _cHugh Kennedy.
250			_a1st Da Capo Press ed.
260			_aPhiladelphia, PA : _bDa Capo, _cc2007.
300			_aviii, 421 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill., maps ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aRemembrance 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.
520			_aExamines 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.
651		0	_aIslamic Empire _xHistory. _9532
651		0	_aIslamic Empire _xCivilization. _9533
651		0	_aIslamic Empire _xForeign relations. _9534
856	4	2	_zContributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008297360-b.html
856	4	2	_zPublisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2008297360-d.html
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hDS 38.3 _i.K45 2007
999			_c141 _d141