Robert G. Hoyland (Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Midd

In God's Path

The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A groundbreaking work that delivers a fresh account of the Arab conquests, incorporating the latest research in Late Antique history.

Produktdetails

• Ancient Warfare and Civilization
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 169mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780199916368
• ISBN-10: 0199916365
• Artikelnr.: 41083835

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction
Preface
1. The Setting
Part II: The Conquests
2. AD 630-40
3. AD 640-52
4. AD 652-90
5. AD 690-740
Part III: The Aftermath
6. The creation of empire
7. The limits of empire
8. Impact and Legacy
Appendix: The Authors
Bibliography
Index