01387cam a2200289 a 4500 OSt 20240530110424.0 130311s2012 ua b f b 001 0 eng d 9789774165443 9774165446 (OCoLC)ocn760975629 EG-CaGPL EG-CaGPL lccopycat pcc mr----- 21 930\ P R Power, Timothy, 1979- The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate : AD 500-1000 / Timothy Power. Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2012. xiv, 363 p. : maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-356) and index. "This book examines the historic process traditionally referred to as the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam from the perspective of the Red Sea, a strategic waterway linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and a distinct region incorporating Africa with Arabia"--Dust jacket flap. Red Sea History. Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012464459-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012464459-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012464459-t.html ddc BK 60724 60724 0 0 ddc 0 0 CAI CAI 2015-03-22 0 930\ P R 159832 2015-03-22 00:00:00 2015-03-22 BK