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Ansary, Mir Tamim.
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Islam -- History.
Islamic civilization -- History.
East and West.
Islamic countries -- History.
Islamic Empire -- History.
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Ansary, Mir Tamim.
Islam -- History.
Islamic civilization -- History.
East and West.
Islamic countries -- History.
Islamic Empire -- History.
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Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary.
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Ansary, Mir Tamim.
PublicAffairs, 2010.
Call #:
909
.09767
A617d
Subjects
Islam -- History.
Islamic civilization -- History.
East and West.
Islamic countries -- History.
Islamic Empire -- History.
ISBN:
9781586488130 (pbk.)
1586488139 (pbk.)
Edition:
Pbk. ed.
Description:
xxii, 390 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Hardcover edition first published in 2009.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.
Contents:
The middle world -- The hijra -- Birth of the Khalifate -- 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 -- Rise of the secular modernists -- The crisis of modernity -- The tide turns -- Afterword -- Appendix. The structure of Islamic doctrine.
Summary:
Discusses the history of the world from an Islamic perspective, explaining the evolution of the Muslim community while recounting the history of the Western world with respect to Islamic events and interpretations.
"We in the west share a common narrative of world history-- that runs from the Nile Valley and Mesopotomia, through Greece and Rome and the French Revolution, to the rise of the secular state and the triumph of democracy. But our story largely omits a whole civilization that until quite recently saw itself at the center of world history, and whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. In Destiny disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarifies why our civilizations grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe, a place it long perceived as primitive and disorganized, had somehow hijacked destiny. This book offers a vital perspective on current conflicts"--Provided by publisher.
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