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Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ansary, Mir Tamim
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, [2009]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Islam > History.
Islamic civilization > History.
Islamic countries > History.
Islamic Empire > History.
East and West.
World history.
Table of Contents:
  • The middle world
  • The hijra
  • Birth of the khalifate
  • The schism
  • Empire of the Umayyads
  • The Abassid age
  • Scholars, philosophers, and sufis
  • Enter the Turks
  • Havoc
  • Rebirth
  • Meanwhile in Europe
  • West comes East
  • The reform movements
  • Industry, constitutions, and nationalism
  • Rise of the secular modernists
  • The crisis of modernity
  • The tide turns.