God's crucible : Islam and the making of Europe, 570 to 1215
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393064728
- ISBN: 0393064727
-
Physical Description:
print
xxv, 473 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-448) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The superpowers -- "The Arabs are coming!" -- "Jihad!" -- The co-opted caliphate and the stumbling Jihad -- The year 711 -- Picking up the pieces after Rome -- The myth of Poitiers -- The fall and rise of the Umayyads -- Saving the popes -- An empire of force and faith -- Carolingian Jihads: Roncesvalles and Saxony -- The great mosque -- The first Europe, briefly -- Equipoise--delicate and doomed -- Disequilibrium Pelayo's revenge -- Knowledge transmitted, rationalism repudiated: Ibn Rushd and Musa ibn Maymun.
Search for related items by subject
Available copies
- 15 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | 940.1 LEW (Text) | 36015000706651 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
