God's crucible : Islam and the making of Europe, 570 to 1215 / David Levering Lewis.
God's crucible : Islam and the making of Europe, 570 to 1215 / David Levering Lewis.
God's crucible : Islam and the making of Europe, 570 to 1215 / David Levering Lewis.
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New York : W.W. Norton, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N940.1/114
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English
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Physical content
xxv, 473 p. , [8] no. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. The Superpowers -- 2. "The Arabs Are Coming!" -- 3. "Jihad!" -- 4. The Co-opted Caliphate and the Stumbling Jihad -- 5. The Year 711 -- 6. Picking Up the Pieces after Rome -- 7. The Myth of Poitiers -- 8. The Fall and Rise of the Umayyads -- 9. Saving the Popes -- 10. An Empire of Force and Faith...
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Publisher
New York : W.W. Norton, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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"In the autumn of 732, two great armies, one Christian and one Muslim, faced off on the central plains of France in an epic battle that would define European history. According to what we've always been told, Charles Martel, the leader of the Franks, saved Christianity from Islam and stopped the barbaric Muslim juggernaut from advancing beyond Spai...
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God's crucible : Islam and the making of Europe, 570 to 1215 / David Levering Lewis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N940.1/114
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74VM8PvVbWwy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8PvVbWwy
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ISBN
9780393064728 (hbk.)
DDC
940.1
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991000046029702626
