Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary

By: Language: English Publication details: New York : PublicAffairs, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxii, 390 p. : maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781586486068 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1586486063 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9781586488130 (pbk)
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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.
Item type: monograph
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.

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.

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