CONTENTS
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PAGE
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PREFACE
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V
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ARABS AND MOSLEMS
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1
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THE ORIGINAL ARAB, THE BEDOUIN
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7
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ON THE EVE OF THE RISE OF ISLAM
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17
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MUHAMMAD, THE PROPHET OF ALLAH
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23
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THE BOOK AND THE FAITH
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32
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ISLAM ON THE MARCH
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42
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THE CALIPHATE
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53
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CONQUEST OF SPAIN
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61
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE MAKE A START
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73
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THE GLORY THAT WAS BAGHDAD
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81
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THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE
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94
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SCIENCE AND LITERATURE
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108
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THE FINE ARTS
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118
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CORDOVA: JEWEL OF THE WORLD
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124
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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WEST
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133
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THE CROSS SUPPLANTS THE CRESCENT
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147
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THE CRUSADES
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168
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THE LAST DYNASTY
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184
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THE ARAB LANDS IN THE MODERN WORLD
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196
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INDEX
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205
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