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Genre/Form: | History History (form) |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Efraim Karsh |
ISBN: | 0300106033 9780300106039 0300122632 9780300122633 |
OCLC Number: | 62408708 |
Description: | 276 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
Contents: | The warrior prophet -- The rise and fall of Islam's first empire -- The best of times, the worst of times -- The house of Islam and the house of war -- The last great Islamic empire -- The price of empire -- Mishandling the great game -- The rise of the Arab imperial dream -- An Arab Caesar -- A reckoning of sorts -- The tail that wags the dog -- Renewing the quest for Allah's empire -- Bin Laden's holy war. |
Responsibility: | Efraim Karsh. |
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Abstract:
Explores the history of Islam's imperialism and the persistence of the Ottoman imperialist dream that outlasted World War I to haunt Islamic and Middle Eastern politics. The author says that September 11 can be seen as the expression of this dream, and such attacks have little to do with US international behaviour or policy in the Middle East.
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Table of Contents:
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WTYILL@KUK (WorldCat user on 2006-06-12)
List of Maps ix Introduction 1 1. The Warrior Prophet 9 2. The Rise and Fall of Islam's First Empire 21 3. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times 40 4. The House of Islam and the House of War 62 5. The Last Great Islamic Empire 84 6. The Price of Empire 104 7. Mishandling the Great Game 114 8. The Rise of the Arab Imperial Dream 127 9. An Arab Caesar 144 10. A Reckoning of Sorts 165 11. The Tail That Wags the Dog 186 12. Renewing the Quest for Allah's Empire 207 13. Bin Laden's Holy War 220 Epilogue 229 Notes 235 Index 265
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