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39 produkter
Great Arab Conquests
How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In
Av Hugh Kennedy
Häftad, 2008
188 kr
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A popular history of the Arab invasions that carved out an empire from Spain to ChinaToday's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. 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 …
Empires of faith : the history of the middle east
Av Raina Abouzeid, Jon B. Alterman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
285 kr
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Mellanöstern har alltid varit en central plats för handel och erövringar. Läget har medfört enorma rikedomar, kulturellt utbyte och intellektuell vitalitet – men också konflikter, instabilitet och ihållande geopolitiska spänningar. Att förstå regionens förflutna är avgörande för att förstå dess …
Empires of Faith
Av Mark Ronan, Ali Ansari m. fl.
E-bok
139 kr
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The Middle East has always been a central site for trade and conquests. Its location has brought enormous wealth, cultural exchange and intellectual vitality – but also conflicts, instability and enduring political tensions. Understanding the region’s past is crucial to understanding the present …
Crusader Castles
Av Hugh Kennedy
Häftad, 2001
485 kr
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This is a general account of the history and architecture of Crusader castles in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli and Principality of Antioch between 1099 and 1291, the years during which the Crusaders had a permanent presence on the Levantine coast. Extensive use is made of contemporary …
Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates
The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century
Av Hugh Kennedy
Häftad, 2022
652 kr
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The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600 to 1050 AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed. Beginning with the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islam, Hugh Kennedy goes on to explore the great Arab conquests of the seventh century and …
Caliphate
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2016
96 kr
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What is a caliphate? Who can be caliph? And how are contemporary ideologues such as ISIS reviving - and abusing - the term today? In the first modern account of a subject of critical importance today, acclaimed historian Hugh Kennedy answers these questions by chronicling the rich history of the …
Land and Trade in Early Islam
The Economy of the Islamic Middle East 750-1050 CE
Av Fanny Bessard, Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2025
1737 kr
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Land and Trade in Early Islam discusses the latest developments in the field of early Islamic economic and social history, and explores the notion of polycentrism and the dialectic between global and local between 700 and 1050 CE. The volume explores the political mechanisms and the role of Islamic …
Land and Trade in Early Islam
The Economy of the Islamic Middle East 750-1050 CE
Av Fanny Bessard, Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2025
1737 kr
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Land and Trade in Early Islam discusses the latest developments in the field of early Islamic economic and social history, and explores the notion of polycentrism and the dialectic between global and local between 700 and 1050 CE. The volume explores the political mechanisms and the role of Islamic …
Land and Trade in Early Islam
The Economy of the Islamic Middle East 750-1050 CE
Av Hugh Kennedy, Fanny Bessard
Inbunden, 2025
1696 kr
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Land and Trade in Early Islam discusses the latest developments in the field of early Islamic economic and social history, and explores the notion of polycentrism and the dialectic between global and local between 700 and 1050 CE. The volume explores the political mechanisms and the role of Islamic …
Great Arab Conquests
How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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A popular history of the Arab invasions that carved out an empire from Spain to China Today''s Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. 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 …
When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World
The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty
Av Hugh Kennedy
Häftad, 2006
220 kr
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The "golden age of Islam" in the eighth and ninth centuries was as significant to world history as the Roman Empire was in the first and second centuries. The rule of Baghdad's Abbasid Dynasty stretched from Tunisia to India, and its legacy influenced politics and society for years to come. In this …
Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live in
Av Hugh Kennedy
Häftad, 2008
326 kr
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Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates
The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century
Av Hugh Kennedy
Inbunden, 2022
2586 kr
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The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600 to 1050 AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed. Beginning with the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islam, Hugh Kennedy goes on to explore the great Arab conquests of the seventh century and …
Armies of the Caliphs
Military and Society in the Early Islamic State
Av Hugh Kennedy
Inbunden, 2001
2586 kr
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The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics.Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies of the …
Armies of the Caliphs
Military and Society in the Early Islamic State
Av Hugh Kennedy
Häftad, 2001
757 kr
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The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics.Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies of the …
Urban Achievement in Early Modern Europe
Golden Ages in Antwerp, Amsterdam and London
Av Hugh Kennedy, Patrick O'Brien m. fl.
Inbunden, 2001
1887 kr
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This innovative work in comparative urban history explores why outstanding achievements in material and intellectual culture in early modern Europe tended to cluster in certain maritime cities. Patrick O'Brien and his co-editors have assembled a team of eighteen distinguished historians from …
Muslim Spain and Portugal
A Political History of al-Andalus
Av Hugh Kennedy
Häftad, 1996
847 kr
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This is the first study in English of the political history of Muslim Spain and Portugal, based on Arab sources. It provides comprehensive coverage of events across the whole of the region from 711 to the fall of Granada in 1492. Up till now the history of this region has been badly neglected in …
Warfare and Poetry in the Middle East
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2013
2256 kr
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Part of the rich legacy of the Middle East is a poetic record stretching back five millennia. This unparalleled repository of knowledge - across different languages, cultures and religions - allows us to examine continuity and change in human expression from the beginnings of writing to the present …
Warfare and Poetry in the Middle East
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2013
2020 kr
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Part of the rich legacy of the Middle East is a poetic record stretching back five millennia. This unparalleled repository of knowledge - across different languages, cultures and religions - allows us to examine continuity and change in human expression from the beginnings of writing to the present …
Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates
The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2022
750 kr
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The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600 to 1050 AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed. Beginning with the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islam, Hugh Kennedy goes on to explore the great Arab conquests of the seventh century and …
Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates
The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2022
750 kr
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The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600 to 1050 AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed. Beginning with the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islam, Hugh Kennedy goes on to explore the great Arab conquests of the seventh century and …
Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2024
1052 kr
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The essays in this volume deal with the history of the Middle East from c.550 to 1000 AD. There are three main themes: Syria in Late Antiquity and the changes and continuities with the early Islamic period; relations between Muslims and the Byzantine Empire from the 8th to the 11th centuries; and …
Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2024
1030 kr
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The essays in this volume deal with the history of the Middle East from c.550 to 1000 AD. There are three main themes: Syria in Late Antiquity and the changes and continuities with the early Islamic period; relations between Muslims and the Byzantine Empire from the 8th to the 11th centuries; and …
Armies of the Caliphs
Military and Society in the Early Islamic State
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2013
873 kr
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The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics. Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies of the …
Armies of the Caliphs
Military and Society in the Early Islamic State
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2013
873 kr
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The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics. Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies of the …
Muslim Spain and Portugal
A Political History of al-Andalus
Av Hugh Kennedy
Inbunden, 2016
2586 kr
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This is the first study in English of the political history of Muslim Spain and Portugal, based on Arab sources. It provides comprehensive coverage of events across the whole of the region from 711 to the fall of Granada in 1492. Up till now the history of this region has been badly neglected in …
Early Abbasid Caliphate
A Political History
Av Hugh Kennedy
Inbunden, 2015
2586 kr
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The early Abbasid Caliphate was an important period for Islam. The dynasty, based in Baghdad, ruled over a vast Empire, stretching from the Indus Valley and Southern Russia to the East to Tunisia in the West; and presided over an age of brilliant cultural achievements. This study, first published …
Early Abbasid Caliphate
A Political History
Av Hugh Kennedy
Häftad, 2025
487 kr
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The early Abbasid Caliphate was an important period for Islam. The dynasty, based in Baghdad, ruled over a vast Empire, stretching from the Indus Valley and Southern Russia to the East to Tunisia in the West; and presided over an age of brilliant cultural achievements. This study, first published …
Crusader Castles
Av Hugh Kennedy
E-bok, 2001
470 kr
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This is a general account of the history and architecture of Crusader castles in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli and Principality of Antioch between 1099 and 1291, the years during which the Crusaders had a permanent presence on the Levantine coast. Extensive use is made of contemporary …
