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Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : PublicAffairs, c2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxii, 390 p. : maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781586486068 (alk. paper)
  • 1586486063 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS35.63 .A57 2009
Contents:
The middle world -- The hijra -- Birth of the khalifate -- The schism -- Empire of the Umayyads -- The Abassid age -- Scholars, philosophers, and sufis -- Enter the Turks -- Havoc -- Rebirth -- Meanwhile in Europe -- West comes East -- The reform movements -- Industry, constitutions, and nationalism -- Rise of the secular modernists -- The crisis of modernity -- The tide turns.
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Book Book Speedway Adult Area Non-fiction 909.0976 ANS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 35550431035461
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-370) and index.

The middle world -- The hijra -- Birth of the khalifate -- The schism -- Empire of the Umayyads -- The Abassid age -- Scholars, philosophers, and sufis -- Enter the Turks -- Havoc -- Rebirth -- Meanwhile in Europe -- West comes East -- The reform movements -- Industry, constitutions, and nationalism -- Rise of the secular modernists -- The crisis of modernity -- The tide turns.

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