African and Middle Eastern World, 600-1500 /

Pouwels, Randall Lee, 1944-

African and Middle Eastern World, 600-1500 / Randall L. Pouwels. - New York : Oxford University Press, c2005. - 175 p. : col. ill., maps ; 23 cm. - Medieval & Early Modern World . - Medieval and early modern world. .

Includes Bibliographical References and Index.

The land of the Arabian Nights in the Year 600 C.E -- From the Sahara to the Rain Forest: Africa Around 600 C.E -- The Messenger of Allah: Muhammad and the Beginning of Islam -- The sword of Allah: the Islamic Expansion, 632-750 -- The House of Islam, the first Worldwide Civilization -- The World of the Muslim Mind: art and Science, Philosophy and Mysticism -- The Glory of the west: Al-Andalus and the Maghrib -- Camels and Ships: Early Kingdoms of Africa -- Allah Comes to West Africa: the Empires of Mali and Songhay -- In Majesty he Reigns: Smiths and Divine Kings of the Civilizations -- The Emperor's Giraffe: Swahili Civilization in East Africa -- "There's Treasure in those Hills!" Bantu-Speaking Civilizations of Central and Southern Africa -- Cannons rule the Day: the Ottoman Empire.

0195176731 0195222652 (California ed.) 0195221575 (set)

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Islamic civilization.


Middle East.
Africa.

DS36.85 / .P68 2005

956.01 POU