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The timeline history of Islam / Justin Wintle ; series editor Justin Wintle.
Van Pelt - Stapleton Seminar Room (523) BP50 .W56 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wintle, Justin.
- Series:
- Timeline history.
- Timeline history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--History--Chronology.
- Islam.
- History.
- Chronology.
- Islam--History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Smith, Paul, 1934-2024 (donor)
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 497 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm.
- Other Title:
- History of Islam
- Islam
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Barnes & Noble, 2005.
- Summary:
- Tells the complete story of the ancient religion of Islam -- its origins, doctrines and worldwide political dimensions. Begins in the 7th century with Muhammad and continues up to the present day's turbulence in the Middle East.
- Contents:
- Muhammad 570-632 (up to 10 AH)
- The Rashidun 632-61 (10-40 AH)
- The Umayyads 632-750 (40-132 AH)
- The Abbasid period 750-1258 (132-655 AH)
- From the sack of Baghdad to the Fall of Constantinople 1258-1453 (655-856 AH)
- From the Fall of Constantinople to the siege of Vienna 1453-1683 (856-1094 AH)
- From the siege of Vienna to the Battle of the Nile 1683-1798 (1094-1212 AH)
- Islam and the "great powers" 1799-1918 (1212-1336 AH)
- From World War I to the Six Day War 1918-67 (1296-1386 AH)
- The resurgence of Islam 1968-89 (1387-1409 AH)
- Islam divided 1989-2005 (1409-1423 AH).
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0760779775
- 9780760779774
- OCLC:
- 85845927
- Online:
- Paul C. Smith Endowed Fund Home Page
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