The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live in

Hugh Kennedy

Phoenix, 2008 - History - 421 pages

Whereas the Roman Empire took over 200 years to reach its fullest extent, the Arab armies overran the whole Middle East, North Africa and Spain within a generation. This text presents an account of the astonishing remaking of the political and religious map of the world.

About the author

Hugh Kennedy studied Arabic at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies before reading Arabic, Persian and History at Cambridge. Since 1972 he has taught in the Department of Mediaeval History at the University of St. Andrews. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2000.Previous titles:The Great Arab Conquests (HC Aug 07);Court of the Caliphs;Mongols, Huns and Vikings

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live in; A Phoenix paperback
• Author: Hugh Kennedy
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Phoenix, 2008
• ISBN: 0753823896, 9780753823897
• Length: 421 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Medieval; History / General; History / Middle East / General; History / World; Religion / Islam / General; Religion / Islam / History