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  • THE BYZANTINE AND EARLY ISLAMIC NEAR EAST
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    THE BYZANTINE AND EARLY ISLAMIC NEAR EAST
    HUGH KENNEDY
    The essays in this volume deal with the history of the Middle East from c.550 to 1000 AD. There are three main themes: Syria in Late Antiquity and the changes and continuities with the early Islamic period; relations between Muslims and the Byzantine Empire from the 8th to the 11th centuries; and the development of government and the economy in the early caliphate. Throughout t...

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  • THE PROPHET AND THE AGE OF THE CALIPHATES
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    THE PROPHET AND THE AGE OF THE CALIPHATES
    HUGH KENNEDY
    The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates is an accessible history of the Near East from c.600 to 1050 AD, the period in which Islamic society was formed. Beginning with the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islam, Hugh Kennedy goes on to explore the great Arab conquests of the seventh century and the golden age of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates when the world of Islam was ...

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  • THE EARLY ABBASID CALIPHATE
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    THE EARLY ABBASID CALIPHATE
    HUGH KENNEDY
    The early Abbasid Caliphate was an important period for Islam. The dynasty, based in Baghdad, ruled over a vast Empire, stretching from the Indus Valley and Southern Russia to the East to Tunisia in the West; and presided over an age of brilliant cultural achievements. This study, first published in 1981, examines the Abbasid Caliphs from their coming to power in 750 AD, to the...

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  • MUSLIM SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
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    MUSLIM SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
    HUGH KENNEDY
    This is the first study in English of the political history of Muslim Spain and Portugal, based on Arab sources. It provides comprehensive coverage of events across the whole of the region from 711 to the fall of Granada in 1492. Up till now the history of this region has been badly neglected in comparison with studies of other states in medieval Europe. When considered at all,...

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  • THE ARMIES OF THE CALIPHS
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    THE ARMIES OF THE CALIPHS
    HUGH KENNEDY
    The Armies of the Caliphs is the first major study of the relationship between army and society in the early Islamic period, and reveals the pivotal role of the military in politics. Through a thorough examination of recruitment, payment, weaponry and fortifications in the armies, The Armies of the Caliphs offers the most comprehensive view to date of how the early Muslim Empir...

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  • THE UNCONVENTIONALS
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    THE UNCONVENTIONALS
    MIKE O’TOOLE / HUGH KENNEDY
    What do electric shavers, craft beer, and DNA tests all have in common? They were all revolutionized by the Unconventionals. We've had our expectations turned upside down by leading brands like Converse, General Electric, and Waze simply because they saw things differently. How did they do that? By simply questioning the prevailing wisdom which then created outsized results and...

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