History of Islam, Islam, Colonialism & Imperialism, Islamic Studies, Diplomacy & International Relations, Middle Eastern History
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Overview
Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, Karsh contends that the region's experience is the culmination of long existing indigenous trends, passions and patterns of behavior, and that, foremost among these, is Islam's millenarian imperial tradition. The author explores the history of Islamic imperialism and the persistence of the Ottoman imperialist dream that outlasted World War I to haunt Islamic and Middle Eastern politics to the present day. In Islamic Imperialsm, Karsh poses a fundamental challenge to the way we understand the history of the Middle East and the role of Islam in that region.Editorials
Library Journal
Karsh (Mediterranean studies, King's Coll., London) summarizes the history of the Islamic world as the rise and occasional setbacks of an empire whose center has shifted over time. In this different approach, he sees Islam's continuity in its ideal of a nonnational community of shared faith. Recent terrorism, he says, comprises attacks on the West's challenging power, not a reaction to specific U.S. policies. Worthy of attention by general and advanced readers. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.Book Details
Published
September 24, 2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
304
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780300198171