In God's Path : The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire.
Hoyland, Robert G.
In God's Path : The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - Ancient Warfare and Civilization Series . - Ancient Warfare and Civilization Series .
Cover -- Series -- In God's Path -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Setting -- Chapter Two The First Battles (630-640) -- Chapter Three Eastward and Westward (640-652) -- Chapter Four The Push for Constantinople (652-685) -- Chapter Five The Great Leap Forward (685-715) -- Chapter Six Retrenchment and Revolt (715-750) -- Chapter Seven The Making of Islamic Civilization -- Appendix: Sources and Source Critical Remarks -- Timeline -- Dramatis Personae -- Genealogical Tables of Quraysh and the Umayyads -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- index.
A groundbreaking work that delivers a fresh account of the Arab conquests, incorporating the latest research in Late Antique history.
9780199916375
Islamic Empire--History--622-661.
Islamic Empire--History--661-750.
Electronic books.
DS38.1.H688 2014
909/.09767
In God's Path : The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (321 pages) - Ancient Warfare and Civilization Series . - Ancient Warfare and Civilization Series .
Cover -- Series -- In God's Path -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Setting -- Chapter Two The First Battles (630-640) -- Chapter Three Eastward and Westward (640-652) -- Chapter Four The Push for Constantinople (652-685) -- Chapter Five The Great Leap Forward (685-715) -- Chapter Six Retrenchment and Revolt (715-750) -- Chapter Seven The Making of Islamic Civilization -- Appendix: Sources and Source Critical Remarks -- Timeline -- Dramatis Personae -- Genealogical Tables of Quraysh and the Umayyads -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- index.
A groundbreaking work that delivers a fresh account of the Arab conquests, incorporating the latest research in Late Antique history.
9780199916375
Islamic Empire--History--622-661.
Islamic Empire--History--661-750.
Electronic books.
DS38.1.H688 2014
909/.09767