World Without Islam

Name: World Without Islam
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ISBN: 9780316041201

ISBN-10: 0316041203

ISBN-13: 9780316041201

Edition: N/A

Authors: Graham E. Fuller

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What if Islam never existed? To some, it's a comforting thought: no clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists. But what if that weren't the case at all? In A WORLD WITHOUT ISLAM, Graham E. Fuller guides us along an illuminating journey through history, geopolitics, and religion to investigate whether or not Islam is indeed the cause of some of today's most emotional and important international crises. Fuller takes us from the birth of Islam to the fall of Rome to the rise and collapse of the Ottoman Empire. He examines and analyzes the roots of terrorism, the conflict in Israel, and the role of Islam in supporting and energizing the anti-imperial struggle. Provocatively, he finds…

Book details

Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication date: 8/4/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.59" wide x 8.23" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Introduction



Heresy and Power



Islam and the Abrahamic Faiths



Power, Heresy, and the Evolution of Christianity



Byzantium versus Rome: Warring Christian Polarities



Islam Meets Eastern Christianity



The Great Crusades (1095-1272)



Shared Echoes: The Protestant Reformation and Islam



Meeting at the Civilizational Borders of Islam



The ï¿½Third Romeï¿½ and Russia: Russia Inherits the Orthodox Legacy



Russia and Islam: Byzantium Lives!



Muslims in the West: Loyal Citizens or Fifth Column?



Islam and India



Islam and China



The Place of Islam in the Modern World



Colonialism, Nationalism, Islam, and the Independence Struggle



War, Resistance, Jihad, and Terrorism



What to Do? Toward a New Policy with the Muslim World


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index