In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire by Tom Holland

In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire

Tom Holland

526 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative slow-paced
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The acclaimed author of Rubicon and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam.   No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invas...

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informative 100%
challenging 83%
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inspiring 8%
mysterious 8%

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