Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary.
Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary.
Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary.
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, c2009.
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N909.09767/30
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English
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Physical content
xxii, 390 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
The middle world -- The hijra -- Birth of the khalifate -- The schism -- Empire of the Umayyads -- The Abassid age -- Scholars, philosophers, and sufis -- Enter the Turks -- Havoc -- Rebirth -- Meanwhile in Europe -- West comes East -- The reform movements -- Industry, constitutions, and nationalism...
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Publisher
New York : PublicAffairs, c2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2009.
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"In Destiny Disrupted, Ansary tells the rich story of world history as it looks from that other perspective. With the evolution of the Muslim community at the center, his story moves from the lifetime of Mohammed through a succession of far-flung empires, to the struggles and ideological movements that have wracked the Muslim world in recent centur...
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Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2009.
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N909.09767/30
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74VvvJmL2Qpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvvJmL2Qpb
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ISBN
9781586486068 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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909.09767
MMS ID
991007446979702626
