Phoenicians, Arabs, and the discovery of Europe Ball, Warwick. creator text bibliography mau London East & West Publishing 2009 2010 monographic eng

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208 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Introduction : an unsound compass -- The discovery of Europe : the first travellers out of Arabia -- The near East far West : the Phoenician new world and its legacy -- Glittering kingdoms : Arab states before Islam -- Rome's Arab half century : Arab emperors and emperors of Rome -- Impact of the abstract : ancient Arabian religion and the Christian West -- Muhammad, Charlemagne and Rome : the effect of the first Islamic empires on Europe -- Caliphs in Europe : Caliphs, Emirs and Sayyids of Spain -- Across the Alps : the Arabs in Sicily, Italy, France and Switzerland -- The world's debate : tragedy of the crusades and the legacy of intolerance -- The Arabian Lake : Arab seafaring and the pre-European world system -- A universal world : Arab world travel and world. by Warwick Ball. Includes bibliographical references and index. e------ Arabs Europe History To 1500 East and West Muslims Europe History To 1500 Phoenicians Europe History To 1500 Europe Civilization Arab influences Europe Civilization Islamic influences Europe Civilization Middle Eastern influences CB251 .B356 2009 940 9781907318009 2010-006055 DLC 100526 20230110145605.0