| Description |
6 videodiscs (18 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 309 pages : black and white illustrations ; 19 cm) |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| Series |
The great courses (DVD). History. Civilization & Culture |
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Great courses (DVD). Modern history, Civilization & Culture.
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| Note |
"Course no. 8340." |
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36 lectures (30 min. each). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-307). |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Muslim empires : land, language, religion -- Muhammad and the dawn of Islam, 622 -- Arab invasion of North Africa, 639 -- Umayyad caliphate in Damascus, 661 -- Battle of Karbala, 680 -- Arab invasion of Andalusia, 711 -- Disc 2. Battle of Talas, 751 -- The founding of Baghdad, 762 -- Islamic Golden Age begins, 813 -- Qairouan University, 859 -- The Fatimids of Cairo, 969 -- Umayyad exile in Cordoba, 784-1031 -- Disc 3. Al Ghazali and orthodoxy, 1090 -- Crusaders capture Jerusalem, 1099 -- Muslims in the court of Roger II, 1130 -- Saladin : chivalry and conquest, 1187 -- The Egyptian Mamluks, 1250 -- Mongols sack Baghdad, 1258 -- Disc 4. Ottoman Empire rises, 1299 -- Mansa Musa, richest man, 1324 -- Ibn Khaldun's masterpiece, 1377 -- Ottomans seize Constantinople, 1453 -- Fall of Granada, 1492 -- Safavid dynasty of Persia, 1501-- Disc 5. Selim the Grim, 1512 -- Suleiman the Magnificent, 1520 -- Second Siege of Vienna, 1683 -- The Saud-Wahhab Pact, 1744 -- Napoleon invades Egypt, 1798 -- Murder at the Citadel, 1811 -- Disc 6. French invasion of Algeria, 1830 -- East India Company in Yemen, 1839 -- Egypt, Europe, and the Suez Canal, 1869 -- Discovering Middle East Oil, 1908 -- World War I in the desert, 1914 -- The last caliphate falls, 1924. |
| Performer |
Lecturer, Professor Eamonn Gearon, Johns Hopkins University. |
| Summary |
Discover the majestic cultures and astonishing history of the Middle East, looking behind the headlines to understand this significant region. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Subject |
Middle East -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Middle East -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Filmed lectures.
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Educational films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Educational films.
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Filmed lectures.
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History.
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Nonfiction films.
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Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
1629972517 |
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9781629972510 |
| Music No. |
8340 The Teaching Company |
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ID8340A-01 The Teaching Company |
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PB8340A The Teaching Company |
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PD8340A The Teaching Company |
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