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Author Karabell, Zachary.

Title Peace be upon you : the story of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish coexistence / Zachary Karabell.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.

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 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  201.5 KARABELL    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  201 KARABELL    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  201.5 KAR    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  291 KARABELL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  201.5 K14    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  201.5 KARABELL    Check Shelf
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 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  201.5 KAR    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 343 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-326) and index.
Contents Introduction -- ch. 1. In the name of the Lord -- ch. 2. At the court of the caliph -- ch. 3. The sacrifice of Isaac -- ch. 4. The crusades -- ch. 5. Saladin's jihad? -- ch. 6. The philosopher's dream -- ch. 7. The lord of two lands -- ch. 8. The tide begins to turn -- ch. 9. Brave new worlds -- ch. 10. The age of reform -- ch. 11. Hope and despair -- ch. 12. In an otherwise turbulent world -- Coda : is Dubai the future? -- Maps -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Summary Includes information on Abbasid caliphate, Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Alexandria, Andalusia, Antioch, Arabic language, Armenians, Baghdad, Balkans, Beirut, Berbers, Byzantine Empire, Cairo, Christianity, Christians, Constantinople, Cordoba, Crusades, Damascus, Egypt, England, Europe, Fatimid dynasty, France, Franks, Greek Orthodox Church, ancient Greeks, Habsburgs, Caliph Harun al-Rashid, Hebrew language, Heraclius (Byzantine Emperor), Hezbollah, Holy Land, Hospitallers, Sharif Husayn ibn Ali, Iberian Peninsula, India, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Istanbul, Janissaries, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Jews, jihad, Judaism, Latin language, Lebanon, Moses Maimonides, Maronite Christian Church, Mecca, Medina, Mediterranean Sea, Sultan Mehmed II, monks, monasteries, Morocco, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (Prophet), Muslims, mysticism, nationalism, North Africa, Ottoman Empire, Pakistan, Palestine, Paris, People of the Book, People of the Pact, Persia, poetry, Quran (Koran), Quraysh tribe, reform movements, Roman Catholic Church, Rome, Russia, Saladin, Salonica, Seljuk dynasty, September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Spain, sultan Suleyman I, Syria, Templars, Torah, Turkey, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, World War I, World War II, Zionism, Zoroastrians, etc.
Subject Religions -- Relations.
ISBN 9781400043682
1400043689
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