Name: In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
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Author: Tom Holland
ISBN: 9780307473653

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In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Anchor

Author

Tom Holland

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

560

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0307473651

ISBN13

9780307473653

Synopsis "In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire "

A thrillingly panoramic and incredibly timely account of the rise of Islam, from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and Persian Fire. The evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement. In this exciting and sweeping history—the third in his trilogy of books on the ancient world—Holland describes how the Arabs emerged to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion in a matter of decades, overcoming seemingly insuperable odds to create an imperial civilization aspects of which endure to the present day. With profound bearing on the most consequential events of our time, Holland ties the exciting story of Islam’s ascent to the crises and controversies of the present.