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Full Record Check this checkbox to mark or unmark the current record AUTHOR January, Brendan, 1972-. TITLE Arab conquests of the Middle East / by Brendan January. IMPRINT Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, 2009. DESCRIPTION 160 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. NOTE Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-155) and index. CONTENT NOTE Contents -- Introduction -- The orphan -- Medina: city of the Prophet -- The first Caliph -- Great victories under Umar -- The conquest of Egypt -- The tragedy of Uthman -- Expansion and turmoil -- Epilogue -- The hope and challenge of Islam -- Primary source research -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Who's who? -- Selected bibliography -- Further reading and websites -- index. SUBJECT Islamic Empire -- History -- 622-661. DISCIPLINE World History. ISBN 9780822587446 (hbk.). Location Call Number Status English Book Collection 956.01 JAN Available 在館