The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate : AD 500-1000 /
"This book examines the historic process traditionally referred to as the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam from the perspective of the Red Sea, a strategic waterway linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and a distinct region incorporating Africa with Arabia"--Dust jacket flap
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Cairo ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
2012.
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Edición: | [International version] |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "This book examines the historic process traditionally referred to as the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam from the perspective of the Red Sea, a strategic waterway linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and a distinct region incorporating Africa with Arabia"--Dust jacket flap |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 363 pages) : maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-356) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781617973505 1617973505 1617971375 9781617971372 9781617975370 1617975370 |