The Muslim Diaspora: A Comprehensive Reference to the Spread of Islam in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas : 570-1500

Jenkins, Everett, Jr.

ISBN 10: 0786404310 / ISBN 13: 9780786404315

Published by McFarland Publishing, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Muslim Diaspora: A Comprehensive Reference to the Spread of Islam in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas : 570-1500
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786404310
• ISBN 13: 9780786404315
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

This volume, the first of a series that chronicles the most significant events in the dynamic spread of Islam, covers the period from the birth of Muhammad in 570 C.E. to 1500, the beginning of the era which saw the spread of Islam to the Americas. Islam's domination of the region which has come to be known as the Middle East is examined-from the conquests of the Persian and Byzantine empires, to the march across the deserts of North Africa. The subjugation of the Iberian Peninsula, the occupation of Sicily, and the establishment of a Muslim presence in the Balkans are covered. Also documented is the rise of Islam in India, China, and Indonesia (the most populous Muslim country in the world). Along with their religion, Muslims carried their culture, their goods, and their innovations to the far corners of the globe. Their contributions to Western civilization-such as new kinds of agriculture (irrigation, oranges, sugarcane, cotton), manufactured goods (satin, rugs, paper, perfumes), and technology (astrolabe, compass, lanteen sail)-are set out in detail. The book is fully indexed, with a bibliography and ten appendices.

About the Author

Attorney Everett Jenkins, Jr. is also the author of Pan-African Chronology I: A Comprehensive Reference to the Black Quest for Freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia, 1400-1865(1996) and Pan-African Chronology II: 1865-1915 (1998). He lives in Fairfield, California.