02097cam a2200409Ia 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007001500055008004100070040002200111020003500133020003200168035002100200035001800221050002200239082001600261049000900277100002500286245009600311260005800407300005300465490002900518520054700547504006401094500004701158650002001205655002801225655002901253776014301282830003001425856010501455856008601560910001201646994001201658999001701670ocn536239688OCoLC20200709055232.0m        d        cr cnu---unuuu100212s2010    enkab   sb    001 0 eng d  aMERUCcMERUCdN$T  a9780191572876 (electronic bk.)  a019157287X (electronic bk.)  a(OCoLC)536239688  a303939b(N$T) 4aBP50b.S55 2010eb04a297/.09222  aN$TA1 aSilverstein, Adam J.10aIslamic historyh[electronic resource] :ba very short introduction /cAdam J. Silverstein.  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2010.  a1 online resource (xviii, 157 p.) :bill., maps.1 aVery short introductions  aDoes history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike.Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty first century, the book charts the evolution of what was originally a small, localised community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 141-145) and index.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aIslamxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2lcsh 7aElectronic books.2local08iPrint version:aSilverstein, Adam J.tIslamic history.dOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010z9780199545728w(OCoLC)444383414 0aVery short introductions.40zClick here to view bookuhttp://www.UCM.eblib.com/EBLWeb/patron?target=patron&extendedid=P_472381_0&403NetLibraryuhttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=303939  acpp5701  a02bN$T  c49659d49659