Skip to content

Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post- Honor World
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post- Honor World Paperback - 2003 - 1st Edition

by Ahmed, Akbar S

  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback
  • Signed

Description

Polity, 2003-08-08. Paperback. Good. Signed by Author
Used - Good
NZ$22.44
FREE Shipping to USA Standard delivery: 4 to 8 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Your Online Bookstore (Texas, United States)

Details

  • Title Islam Under Siege: Living Dangerously in a Post- Honor World
  • Author Ahmed, Akbar S
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Polity, Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Date 2003-08-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0745622100-7-26368004
  • ISBN 9780745622101 / 0745622100
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.46 x 5.52 x 0.68 in (18.95 x 14.02 x 1.73 cm)
  • Themes
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Islamic Studies
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Library of Congress subjects Islam and world politics, Globalization - Religious aspects - Islam
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002154595
  • Dewey Decimal Code 297.090

About Your Online Bookstore Texas, United States

Biblio member since 2012
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Terms of Sale:

We provide a 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives damaged or not as it was described in the listing.

Browse books from Your Online Bookstore

From the rear cover

In this groundbreaking book, Akbar Ahmed, one of the world's leading authorities on Islam, who has worked in the Muslim world but lives in the West, explains what is going wrong in his society by referring to Islamic history and beliefs. Employing theological and anthropological perspectives, he attempts to answer the questions that people in the West are asking about Islam: "Why do they hate us?" "Is Islam compatible with democracy?" "Does Islam subjugate women?" "Does the Quran preach violence?" These important questions are of relevance to Muslims and to non-Muslims alike. Islam Under Siege points out the need for, and provides the route to, the dialogue of civilizations.

September 11, 2001, underlined the role of Islam in our time. In its demographic spread, its political span, and its religious commitment, Islam will be an increasingly forceful presence on the world stage in the twenty-first century. While some scholars predict that there will be a clash of civilizations, others see a need for a dialogue of civilizations.

This book will help students, scholars of politics, sociology, international relations, and cultural studies, and reporters as well as a more general audience interested in some of the most important issues of our time.

Categories

Media reviews

Citations

  • Library Journal, 05/15/2003, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/15/2003, Page 0

About the author

Akbar Ahmed is Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University, Washington, DC