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Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society Paperback - 1988
by Ahmed, Akbar S
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- Title Discovering Islam: Making Sense of Muslim History and Society
- Author Ahmed, Akbar S
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, NY
- Date 1988
- Bookseller's Inventory # 44765
- ISBN 9780415039307 / 0415039304
- Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
- Dimensions 9.12 x 6.11 x 0.64 in (23.16 x 15.52 x 1.63 cm)
- Reading level 1160
- Dewey Decimal Code 297.09
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Summary
Writing in the tradition of the great Arab historian, Ibn Khaldun, Akbar S. Ahmed provides an explanation of Muslim history and society which will be of interest to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Islam is popularly seen, especially in the West, as aggressive and fanatic. This readable and accessible account, by an internationally known social scientist, balances that image, combining an astute understanding of Islamic history with sociological analysis of contemporary Muslim societies. An objective picture emerges of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society.
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The images of Islam in the world are of brutality, fanaticism, hatred and disorder: Libyans killing policewomen in London, Palestinians hijacking passenger planes, Iranians seizing foreign embassies and Indonesians blowing up the Borobudur temple in Java.