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Power Timothy <1979-> |
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Titolo |
The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate : AD 500-1000 / / Timothy Power ; designed by Adam el Sehemy |
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Cairo, Egypt ; ; New York, New York : , : The American University in Cairo Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-61797-137-5 |
1-61797-350-5 |
1-61797-537-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (379 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Red Sea History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the historic process traditionally referred to as the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam from the perspective of the Red Sea, a strategic waterway linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and a distinct region incorporating Africa with Arabia. |
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