Pouwels, Randall Lee,  1944- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes Bibliographical References and Index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195176731 0195222652 (California ed.) 0195221575 (set) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004021476 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic civilization.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East.<br/>Africa.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS36.85  / .P68 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.01 POU