| Description |
xxii, 390 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Includes appendix. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-370) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction --- 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. |
| Summary |
"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. Entertaining and enlightening, Destiny Disrupted also offers a vital perspective on current conflicts." -- Back cover. |
| Subject |
Islam -- History.
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Islamic civilization -- History.
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East and West.
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World history.
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Islamic countries -- History.
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Islamic Empire -- History.
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| Added Title |
History of the world through Islamic eyes |
| ISBN |
9781586488130 paperback |
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1586488139 paperback |
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9781586486068 hardcover |
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1586486063 hardcover |
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