TY  - BOOK
AU  - Silverstein,Adam J.
TI  - Islamic history: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780191572876
AV  - BP50 .S55 2010eb
U1  - 297/.09 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Islam
KW  - History
KW  - Histoire
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - cct
KW  - fast
KW  - gnd
KW  - idszbz
KW  - historia
KW  - sao
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-145) and index; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 The story; 2 Peoples and cultures; 3 Institutions; 4 The sources; 5 Competing approaches; 6 Religious significance; 7 Political significance; Conclusions; References and further reading; Index
N2  - Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike. Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty first century, the book charts the evolution of what was originally a small, localised community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents
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ER  -