The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times
by De Bellaigue, Christopher
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0871403730
- ISBN 13
- 9780871403735
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
New York and London: Liveright, 2017. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cloth, dust jacket, pp.,xxxiv, 408: illustrations, CONTENTS: Introduction --Cairo --Istanbul --Tehran --Vortex --Nation -- Counter-Enlightenment." A revelatory and game-changing narrative that rewrites everything we thought we knew about the modern history of the Islamic world. With majestic prose, Christopher de Bellaigue presents an absorbing account of the political and social reformations that transformed the lands of Islam in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Flying in the face of everything we thought we knew, The Islamic Enlightenment becomes an astonishing and revelatory history that offers a game-changing assessment of the Middle East since the Napoleonic Wars.".
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125557418
- Title
- The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times
- Author
- De Bellaigue, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0871403730
- ISBN 13
- 9780871403735
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 2017
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Islamic modernism. Faith and reason -- Islam. Islam -- 19th century. Islam -- 20th century. Middle East -- History. Islam. Middle East.
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Religion;
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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