M J Akbar

The Shade of Swords

Jihad and the Conflict between Islam and Christianity

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Produktbeschreibung

From Muhammed to the Ottoman empires and the modern struggle for Palestine, Akbar's story explains how Jihad thrives on complex and shifting notions of persecution, victory and sacrifice and the Muslim control over this phenomenon.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 162mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9780415284707
• ISBN-10: 0415284708
• Artikelnr.: 21707454

Autorenporträt

M J Akbar is an Indian Muslim and journalist, best-selling author, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Asian Age newspaper and former government advisor and official spokesman to Rajiv Ghandi. He is a respected expert on Indian and Middle Eastern politics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Chapter and Verse 2. A Bargain with Allah 3. Rebellions in the Dark of
Night 4. A Map of Islam 5. Circle of Hell 6. Allah! Muhammad! Saladin! 7.
The Doors of Europe 8. A Tale of Two Temples 9. A Dream, Trapped 10. The
Bargain Goes Sour 11. Ahmad, Ali and Azad: Across Roads 12. The Bengali
Babu: History as Anger 13. The Yogi and the Caliph 14. The Dhoti and the
Crescent