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082	0	4	_221 _a930\ _bP R
100	1		_aPower, Timothy, _d1979-
245	1	4	_aThe Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate : _bAD 500-1000 / _cTimothy Power.
260			_aCairo ; _aNew York : _bAmerican University in Cairo Press, _c2012.
300			_axiv, 363 p. : _bmaps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-356) and index.
520			_a"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.
651		0	_aRed Sea _xHistory.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012464459-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012464459-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2012464459-t.html
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