Islamic imperialism
Subtitle: a history
By: Efraim Karsh.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Islam -- History; Imperialism -- History; Jihad; Islamic Empire -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-264) and index.
Table of contents: title: The warrior prophet; title: The rise and fall of Islam's first empire; title: The best of times, the worst of times; title: The house of Islam and the house of war; title: The last great Islamic empire; title: The price of empire; title: Mishandling the great game; title: The rise of the Arab imperial dream; title: An Arab Caesar; title: A reckoning of sorts; title: The tail that wags the dog; title: Renewing the quest for Allah's empire; title: Bin Laden's holy war.