The crisis of Islam : holy war and unholy terror / Bernard Lewis.
The crisis of Islam : holy war and unholy terror / Bernard Lewis.
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London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N297.72/ 4
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English
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xxviii, 144 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Contents
I. Defining Islam -- II. The House of War -- III. From Crusaders to Imperialists -- IV. Discovering America -- V. Satan and the Soviets -- VI. Double Standards -- VII. A Failure of Modernity -- VIII. The Marriage of Saudi Power and Wahhabi Teaching -- IX. The Rise of Terrorism.
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London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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"While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber. Brilliantly disentangling the crosscurrents of Middle Eastern history from the rhetoric of its manipulators, Bernard Lewis helps us understand the reasons for the increasingly d...
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The crisis of Islam : holy war and unholy terror / Bernard Lewis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N297.72/ 4
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74VvxjmVWrE3
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029764548X
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297.72
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991016865669702626
