Islamic imperialism : a history / Efraim Karsh.
2006
325.32091767 K18i 2006
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Title
Islamic imperialism : a history / Efraim Karsh.
Author
ISBN
0300106033 (cl. : alk. paper)
9780300106039
9780300106039
Imprint
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Language
English
Description
276 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Call Number
325.32091767 K18i 2006
System Control No.
(OCoLC)62408708
(OCoLC)62408708
(OCoLC)62408708
Summary
From the first Arab-Islamic Empire of the mid-seventh century to the Ottomans, the story of the Middle East has been the story of the rise and fall of universal empires and, no less important, of imperialist dreams. So argues Efraim Karsh in this provocative book. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, Karsh contends that the region's experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions, and patterns, and that foremost is Islam's millennarian imperial tradition. Attacks such as September 11 have little to do with U.S. international behavior or policy in the Middle East, says Karsh. The House of Islam's war for world mastery is traditional, indeed venerable, and it is a quest that is far from over.--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-264) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The warrior prophet
The rise and fall of Islam's first empire
The best of times, the worst of times
The house of Islam and the house of war
The last great Islamic empire
The price of empire
Mishandling the great game
The rise of the Arab imperial dream
An Arab Caesar
A reckoning of sorts
The tail that wags the dog
Renewing the quest for Allah's empire
Bin Laden's holy war.
The rise and fall of Islam's first empire
The best of times, the worst of times
The house of Islam and the house of war
The last great Islamic empire
The price of empire
Mishandling the great game
The rise of the Arab imperial dream
An Arab Caesar
A reckoning of sorts
The tail that wags the dog
Renewing the quest for Allah's empire
Bin Laden's holy war.
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