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.
Out of Arabia : Phoenicians, Arabs, and the discovery of Europe by Warwick Ball. ISBN 9781566568012. Published by Olive Branch Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.