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Islam in history : ideas, people, and events in the Middle East

text Islam in history : ideas, people, and events in the Middle East

Summary
This collection of essays, written by the foremost Western expert in Islamic studies, gives essential background on present Middle Eastern conflicts with the West, and how this religion, from its first expansion to the exploits of Saddam Hussein, ... Read more
Contents
Preface -- Part I. The Western approaches. 1. The study of Islam -- 2. Some English travelers in the East -- 3. The decolonization of history -- 4. On writing the modern history of the Middle East -- 5. On nationalism and revolution -- 6. Slade on... Read more
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vii, 487 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Publisher
Open Court 2001

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