A World Without Islam
分類: 图书,进口原版,Nonfiction(非虚构类),Politics(政治),International,Relations,
品牌: Graham E. Fuller
基本信息出版社:Back Bay Books (2012年4月2日)平装:400页正文语种:英语ISBN:0316201065条形码:9780316201063商品尺寸:10.8 x 3.2 x 17.8 cm商品重量:191 gASIN:0316201065商品描述内容简介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 that contrary to the claims of many politicians, thinkers, theologians, and soldiers, a world without Islam might not look vastly different from what we know today.
Filled with fascinating details and counterintuitive conclusions, A WORLD WITHOUT ISLAM is certain to inspire debate and reshape the way we think about Islam's relationship with the West.媒体推荐"Fuller has been a voice of reason and calm in an otherwise hysterical debate about the root causes of the contemporary logjam....[A World WithoutIslam] is a needed corrective, a sober call not to settle for historical pabulum and instead recall a past and recognize a present that is far more complicated and layered than any polemic would have us believe."(Los Angeles TimesZachary Karabell)
"Fuller dares to suggest that overcoming the twenty-first-century anti-Western animosities of Middle Eastern Muslims requires an honest and historically informed assessment of economic and political inequities that moves us beyond a fixation on religious issues. This exceptional inquiry finally sustains a quite specific-and controversial-set of recommendations for reframing American foreign policy." (Booklist)
"Well-reasoned...Fuller's book is indeed a useful corrective." (TimeIshaan Tharoor)
"Another must-read by one of the most thought-provoking writers on Islam and the Middle East." (author ofNo god but GodandBeyond FundamentalismReza Aslan)
"A tour de force by one of the foremost authorities on global Muslim politics." (author ofThe Future of IslamJohn L. Esposito)