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The Court of the Caliphs : When Baghdad ruled the Muslim world by Hugh Kennedy
$35.00 NZD
Category: World History
Intrigue, debauchery and seduction in the palaces of the Middle East From a rebellion planned in a remote desert town to the founding of Baghdad in AD 762, the rule of the Abbasid dynasty was looked back on as the golden era of the Islamic Conquest. The Caliphs formed the model for succeeding muslim ...Show more
The Great Arab Conquests by Hugh Kennedy
$40.00 NZD
Category: World History
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 generation. They annhilated the thousand-year-old Persian Empire and reduced the Byzantine Empire ...Show more
When Baghdad Ruled the Muslim World - The Rise and Fall of Islam's Greatest Dynasty by Hugh Kennedy
$50.00 NZD
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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 deft ...Show more
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