Witnesses to a World Crisis
Author: James Howard-Johnston
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199208593
Category: History
Page: 573
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Language: un
Pages: 573
Pages: 573
annual pagan pilgrimage with all its traditional rites into the new religion, is identified as a key moment in world history, in that it released the new faith from confinement in Medina and allowed it to spread within Arabia and beyond. --
Language: un
Pages: 573
Pages: 573
James Howard-Johnston provides a sweeping account of probably the most dramatic single episode in world history - the emergence of a new religion (Islam), the destruction of two established great powers (Roman and Iranian) and the creation of a new world empire by the Arabs, all in the space of
Language: en
Pages: 88
Pages: 88
The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) includes non-military aspects designed to allow the EU to provide assistance to countries in crisis. These civilian crisis management capabilities include policing and civil administration. The Committee's report finds that the preparations for the civilian ESDP police mission in Bosnia (EUPM) were highly
Language: en
Pages: 568
Pages: 568
The Second Edition of A History of the Later Roman Empire features extensive revisions and updates to the highly-acclaimed, sweeping historical survey of the Roman Empire from the accession of Diocletian in AD 284 to the death of Heraclius in 641. Features a revised narrative of the political history that
Language: en
Pages: 141
Pages: 141
