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The Early Islamic Conquests / Fred M. Donner.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Studies on the Near East ; 1017Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©1982Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource (512 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780691610825
  • 9781400847877
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- NOTE ON TRANSLITERATIONS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- LIST OF MAPS -- CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I. STATE AND SOCIETY IN PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIA -- CHAPTER II. THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ISLAMIC CONQUEST -- CHAPTER III. THE CONQUEST OF SYRIA -- CHAPTER IV. THE CONQUEST OF IRAQ -- CHAPTER V. MILITARY ORGANIZATION, MIGRATION, AND SETTLEMENT -- CHAPTER VI. CONCLUSIONS -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- APPENDICES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF TRADITIONISTS MENTIONED IN NOTES AND APPENDICES -- GENERAL INDEX -- Backmatter
Summary: In this contribution to the ongoing debate on the nature and causes of the Islamic conquests in Syria and Iraq during the sixth and seventh centuries, Fred Donner argues for a necessary distinction between the causes of the conquests, the causes of their success, and the causes of the subsequent Arab migrations to the Fertile Crescent.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- NOTE ON TRANSLITERATIONS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- LIST OF MAPS -- CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I. STATE AND SOCIETY IN PRE-ISLAMIC ARABIA -- CHAPTER II. THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ISLAMIC CONQUEST -- CHAPTER III. THE CONQUEST OF SYRIA -- CHAPTER IV. THE CONQUEST OF IRAQ -- CHAPTER V. MILITARY ORGANIZATION, MIGRATION, AND SETTLEMENT -- CHAPTER VI. CONCLUSIONS -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- APPENDICES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF TRADITIONISTS MENTIONED IN NOTES AND APPENDICES -- GENERAL INDEX -- Backmatter

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In this contribution to the ongoing debate on the nature and causes of the Islamic conquests in Syria and Iraq during the sixth and seventh centuries, Fred Donner argues for a necessary distinction between the causes of the conquests, the causes of their success, and the causes of the subsequent Arab migrations to the Fertile Crescent.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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