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The Islamic threat : myth or reality?

Author: John L Esposito
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 3rd edView all editions and formats
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In this book Esposito places the challenge of critical perspective. Exploring the vitality of this religion as a global force and the history of its relations with the West, Esposito demonstrates the diversity of the Islamic resurgence-and the mistakes out analysts make in assuming a hostile, monolithic Islam.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John L Esposito
ISBN: 0195130766 9780195130768
OCLC Number: 41431634
Description: xvi, 328 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Contemporary Islam : reformation or revolution? --
Islam and the West : roots of conflict, cooperation, and confrontation --
The West triumphant : Muslim responses --
Islam and the State : dynamism of the resurgence --
Islamic Organizations : soldiers of God --
Islam and the West : a clash of civilizations?
Responsibility: John L. Esposito.
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In this book Esposito places the challenge of critical perspective. Exploring the vitality of this religion as a global force and the history of its relations with the West, Esposito demonstrates the diversity of the Islamic resurgence-and the mistakes out analysts make in assuming a hostile, monolithic Islam.

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