The Crisis of Islam - Holy War and Unholy Terror

Informationen zum Autor Bernard Lewis was Emeritus Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. Formerly Professor of Middle Eastern History at the School of Oriental & African Studies, London, 1949-74. Klappentext Paperback edition of this bestselling examination of the political history of a much misunderstood faith. "Lewis is a trusted commentator... he gives an excellent account of the concept of jihad" "Spectator" The great scholar of Islam directly confronts the events of September 11th and the reasons behind Islamic terrorism in the modern world - a Sunday Times bestseller. Zusammenfassung The great scholar of Islam directly confronts the events of September 11th and the reasons behind Islamic terrorism in the modern world - a Sunday Times bestseller.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bernard Lewis
• Editore: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.01.2004
• EAN: 9780753817520
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-1752-0
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 136 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989); Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Religious Fundamentalism, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities