| Descript |
xvi, 573 pages. |
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| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [531]-549) and index. |
| Contents |
1. George of Pisidia -- 2. Two universal chronicles -- 3. Seventh-century Eastern sources I: The history of Khosrov -- 4. Seventh-century Eastern sources II: The history of the year 682 -- 5. Supplementary Roman sources of the seventh century I -- 6. Supplementary Roman sources of the seventh century II -- 7. Later historians : the West Syrian tradition -- 8. Later historians : Nicephorus -- 9. Later historians : Theophanes -- 10. Later historians at work in Egypt, Iraq, and Iran -- 11. Early Islamic historical writing -- 12. The life of the Prophet -- 13. Historians of the Middle East in the seventh century -- 14. The Middle East in the seventh century : the great powers, Arabia, and the Prophet -- 15. The Middle East in the seventh century : Arab conquests -- 16. The Middle East in the seventh century : a new world order. |
| Summary |
James Howard-Johnston provides a sweeping account of probably the most dramatic single episode in world history--the emergence of a new religion (Islam), the destruction of two established great powers (Roman and Iranian) and the creation of a new world empire by the Arabs, all in the span of not much more than one generation. |
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9780199208593 |
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9780199694990 (paperback) |
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