Witnesses to a World Crisis Historians and Histories of the Middle East in the Seventh Century |
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| Author:
| Howard-Johnston, James |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-969499-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $94.00 |
Book Description:
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The first history of the formative phase of Islam to be grounded in important non-Islamic as well as Islamic sources, this book is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand Islam as a religion and political force, the modern Middle East, and the jihadist impulse, as evident today as it was in the 7th century.
The first history of the formative phase of Islam to be grounded in important non-Islamic as well as Islamic sources, this book is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand Islam as a religion and political force, the modern Middle East, and the jihadist impulse, as evident today as it was in the 7th century.