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Episode 57 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 2: In the Shadow of the Sword
Episode 57 - Why did the Arabs win? Part 2: In the Shadow of the Sword
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Nov 6, 2014
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Podcast episode
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An interview with Tom Holland, author of the book "In the Shadow of the Sword." The book traces the origins of Islam by looking at the Jewish, Roman and Persian worlds of late antiquity. In the interview he gives his views on how this process worked and then I ask him why did the Arabs win? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Nov 6, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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