Islamic imperialism : a history /
Efraim Karsh.
- Updated ed.
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.
- 284 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The warrior prophet -- The rise and fall of Islam’s first empire -- The best of times, the worst of times -- The house of Islam and the house of war -- The last great Islamic empire -- The price of empire -- Mishandling the great game -- The rise of the Arab imperial dream -- An Arab Caesar -- A reckoning of sorts -- The tail that wags the dog -- Renewing the quest for Allah’s empire -- Bin Laden’s holy war.