Desert Twon: The Arabian World and the Birth of Islam
Clan Identity, Clan Rivalries, and the Cycle of Vengeance
Town and Long-Distance Trade
Marriage and the Family of Pre-Islamic Arabia
Poets and Neglected Gods
The Life of Muhammad and the Genesis of Islam
Persecution, Flight, and Victory
Arabs and Islam
Universal Elements in Islam
The Arab Empire of the Umayyads
Consolidation and Division in the Islamic Community
Motives for Arab Conquest
Weaknesses of the Adversary Empires
The Problem of Succession and the Suni-Shi'a Split
The Umayyad Imperium
Converts and "People of the Book."
Family and Gender Roles in the Umayyad Age
In Depth: Civilization and Gender Relationships
Umayyad Decline and Fall
From Arab to Islamic Empire: The Early Abbasid Era
Islamic Conversion and Malawi Acceptance
Town and Country: Commercial Boom and Agrarian Expansion
The First Flowering of Islamic Learning
Global Connections: Early Islam and the World
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