People of the book : the forgotten history of Islam and the West / Zachary Karabell.
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TextPublication details: London : John Murray, 2007Description: 343 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780719567544 ; 9780719567568 (trade pbk.); 9780719567551 (pbk.)Subject(s): Islam -- Relations -- Christianity -- History | Islam -- Relations -- Judaism -- History | Islamic countries -- Foreign relations -- Western countries | Western countries -- Foreign relations -- Islamic countriesDDC classification: 909.09767 Summary: A fascinating and surprising history, revealing the peaceful tradition that has existed between Islam and the West. We live in a world polarized by the ongoing conflict between Muslims, Christians and Jews, but in an extraordinary narrative spanning fourteen centuries Zachary Karabell argues that the relationship between Islam and the West has never been simply one of animosity and competition, but has also comprised long periods of cooperation and coexistence. Through a rich tapestry of stories and a compelling cast of characters, People of the Book uncovers known history, and forgotten history, as Karabell takes the reader on an extraordinary journey through the Arab and Ottoman empires, the Crusades and the Catholic Reconquista and into the modern era, as he examines the vibrant examples of discord and concord that have existed between these monotheistic faiths. By historical standards, today's fissure between Islam and the West is not exceptional, but because of the technologies of death and destruction, because of weapons of mass destruction, that fissure has the potential to undo us more than ever before.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 317-326.
A fascinating and surprising history, revealing the peaceful tradition that has existed between Islam and the West. We live in a world polarized by the ongoing conflict between Muslims, Christians and Jews, but in an extraordinary narrative spanning fourteen centuries Zachary Karabell argues that the relationship between Islam and the West has never been simply one of animosity and competition, but has also comprised long periods of cooperation and coexistence. Through a rich tapestry of stories and a compelling cast of characters, People of the Book uncovers known history, and forgotten history, as Karabell takes the reader on an extraordinary journey through the Arab and Ottoman empires, the Crusades and the Catholic Reconquista and into the modern era, as he examines the vibrant examples of discord and concord that have existed between these monotheistic faiths. By historical standards, today's fissure between Islam and the West is not exceptional, but because of the technologies of death and destruction, because of weapons of mass destruction, that fissure has the potential to undo us more than ever before.
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