In the shadow of the sword

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From the bestselling author of Rubicon and Persian Fire comes this thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam

'A compelling detective story of the highest order, In the Shadow of the Sword is also a dazzlingly colourful journey into the world of late antiquity . . . A profoundly important book' Christopher Hart, Sunday Times

'Beating a path from the height of the Persian Empire established in AD 224 to the rise of the Abbasid caliphate in 750, Holland's new book traces the process by which the world of the first millennium came to be dominated by one God, three religions and an innumerable succession of emperors' Dan Jones, Daily Telegraph

'It is difficult not to be bedazzled by a cast that includes ulcerated Christian holy men, Zoroastrian priests obsessed with dental hygiene, demonic emperors, barbarians with self-inflicted cranial deformities, perfumed Persian monarchs and Arab ambassadors stinking of camel' Richard Miles, Financial Times

'I found myself amused, diverted and enchanted by turn . . . He writes with a contagious conviction that history is not only a fascinating tale in itself but is a well-honed instrument with which we can understand our neighbours and our own times, maybe even ourselves' Barnaby Rogerson, Independent

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

'A stunning blockbuster' Robert Fisk

'A brilliant tour de force of revisionist scholarship and thrilling storytelling' Simon Sebag Montefiore

'A compelling detective story of the highest order' Sunday Times

'Tom Holland has an enviable gift for summoning up the colour, the individuals and animation of the past' Independent

In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. In the Shadow of the Sword explores how this came about. Spanning from Constantinople to the Arabian desert, and starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vivid with drama, horror, and startling achievement.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 04 april 2013

Aantal pagina's: 480

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Tom Holland

Tweede Auteur: Tom Holland

Hoofduitgeverij: ABAC

Co Uitgever(s): lb

Editie: Digital original

Product breedte: 128 mm

Product hoogte: 39 mm

Product lengte: 195 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 127 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 42 mm

Verpakking lengte: 195 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 478 g

EAN: 9780349122359

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