The Two Falls of Rome in Late Antiquity The Arabian Conquests in Comparative Perspective /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Wakeley, James Moreton (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Europe-History-To 476.; Middle East-History.; Philology.; Military history.; Historiography.; History of Ancient Europe.; History of the Middle East.; Classical Studies.; History of Military.; Historiography and Method.

This book offers a radical perspective on what are conventionally called the Islamic Conquests of the seventh century.  Placing these earthshattering events firmly in the context of Late Antiquity, it argues that many of the men remembered as the fanatical agents of Muḥammad probably did not know w...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 - A Sibling Rivalry
• Chapter Two - The Two Falls of Rome in Late Antiquity
• Chapter Three - The problem of the Islamic Sources
•  Chapter Four - History for Purposes other than History
• Chapter Five - Making 'Muslims' on the March
• Chapter Six - From Clients to Conquerors
• Chapter Seven - Conclusion.  .