In the shadow of the sword : the birth of Islam and the rise of the global Arab empire / Tom Holland.

Author: Holland, Tom.

Imprint:London : Little, Brown, 2012.

Descriptionx, 526 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Note:pt. I. Introduction. Known unknowns -- pt. II. Jahiliyya. Iranshahr ; New Rome ; The children of Abraham ; Countdown to apocalypse -- pt. III. Hijra. More questions than answers ; The forging of Islam -- Envoi: plus ca change? -- Timeline -- Dramatis personae.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-507) and index.

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