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020 _a9780099487050
020 _a0099487055
035 _a(Sirsi) u4526
040 _aEG-CaNU
_c EG-CaNU
_d EG-CaNU
042 _ancode
082 0 4 _a962.403
_2 22
100 1 _aGreen, Dominic,
_d 1970-
_954
245 1 0 _aArmies of God :
_b Islam and Empire on the Nile, 1869-1899 /
_c Dominic Green.
260 _aLondon :
_bArrow,
_c2008
300 _ax, 370 p. :
_bill., maps, ports. ;
_c20 cm
500 _aOriginally published: London: Century, 2007
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520 3 _aIn the late 19th century, the river Nile became the setting for the first major encounter between the West and Islam in the modern era. In a collision between Europeans, Arabs and Africans, three empires rose in the space of thirty years. This is the story of Islam and the Empire on the Nile c 1869.
651 0 _aSudan
_x History
_y 1821-1881
_99023
651 0 _aSudan
_x History
_y 1881-1899
_99024
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_x History, Military
_y 19th century
_93941
596 _a1
999 _c3530
_d3530