1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698340903321

Autore

Orszag Peter R

Titolo

Society of Government Economists distinguished lecture on economics [[electronic resource] /] / Peter R. Orszag

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : Congressional Budget Office, , [2008]

Descrizione fisica

25 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Government spending policy - United States

Expenditures, Public - Forecasting

Cost and standard of living - United States

Medicare - Finance

United States Appropriations and expenditures

United States Appropriations and expenditures Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Feb. 20, 2008).

"January 5, 2008."



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910132774903321

Autore

Nardo Don <1947->

Titolo

The Islamic Empire / / Don Nardo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Lucent Books, , 2011

ISBN

1-4205-0802-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

Collana

World history

Disciplina

956/.01

Soggetti

Islamic civilization

Islamic Empire

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Important dates at the time of the Islamic Empire -- Introduction dreams of empires lost -- Muhammad and his struggles -- The early Muslim conquests -- Islam rocked by civil strife -- A new burst of expansion -- Baghdad and its challengers -- Islamic culture's golden age -- Epilogue : later Islamic dynasties and empires.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the history of the Islamic Empire.