This history of Arabia's overpowering cultural expansion across the globe is "a brisk account of Islam's momentous first century" (New York Times).

Today's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. In just over one hundred years following the death of Mohammed in 632, Arabs had subjugated a territory with an east-west expanse greater than the Roman Empire, and they did it in about one-half the time. By the mid-eighth century, Arab armies had conquered the thousand-year-old Persian Empire, reduced the Byzantine Empire to little more than a city-state based around Constantinople, and destroyed the Visigoth kingdom of Spain. The cultural and linguistic effects of this early Islamic expansion reverberate today.

The Great Arab Conquests is the first popular English-language account in many years of this astonishing remaking of the political and religious map of the world. Hugh Kennedy's sweeping narrative reveals how the Arab armies conquered almost everything in their path, and brings to light the unique characteristics of Islamic rule. One of the few academic historians with a genuine talent for storytelling, Kennedy offers a compelling mix of larger-than-life characters, fierce battles, and the great clash of civilizations and religions.

"States historical truths most nonexperts, general readers, and politicians ignore." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"An eminently readable history of one of the most significant periods in world history." -- Charleston Post and Courier

"History at its most vivid and enthralling... [A] truly magnificent achievement." -- New Statesman

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• Publication Date: April 8, 2025
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