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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50823453 Title: The shade of swords : jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity Author: M J Akbar Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. ISBN/ISSN: 0415284708 9780415284707 OCLC:50823453

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The shade of swords : jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity

Author:	M J Akbar
Publisher:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"...Traces the origins of jihad in the struggle against oppression that was part of the earliest consiousness of Muslims."--Cover.
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ISBN:	0415284708 9780415284707
OCLC Number:	50823453
Description:	xx, 272 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Chapter and verse -- The joys of death : a bargain with Allah -- Rebellions in the dark of the night -- A map of Islam -- Circle of hell -- Allah! Muhammad! Saladin! -- The doors of Europe -- Jihad in the east : a crescent over Delhi -- The holy sea : pepper and power -- The bargain goes sour -- The wedge and the gate -- History as anger, jihad as non-violence -- Islam in danger zone -- Jinnah redux and the age of Osama.
Other Titles:	Jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity
Responsibility:	M.J. Akbar.
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