The Islamic World in Ascendancy : From the Arab Conquests to the Siege of Vienna

The Islamic World in Ascendancy : From the Arab Conquests to the Siege of Vienna

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“Sicker's narrative is a usable sythesis of this material and as such can be recommended to nonspecialists as a brief introduction to the political history of the premodern Middle East.”–The Historian
“By reading this book the reader gets exposed to a wide range of fascinating issues, indeed.”–American Review of China Studies

Book Description
Sicker examines the thousand-year ascendancy of Islam from the Arab conquests to the zenith of Ottoman expansionism under Suleiman the Magnificent. He provides a unique perspective on that history that gives full account of the role played by religion as an instrument of geopolitics by both the Muslim and Christian worlds, as jihad and crusade.

The Islamic World in Ascendancy : From the Arab Conquests to the Siege of Vienna

The Islamic World in Ascendancy: From the Arab Conquests to the Siege of Vienna,Martin Sicker,Praeger Publishers,0275968928,History,History - General History,Islamic Empire,Middle East - General,Politics/International Relations,World - General,History / Middle East

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