Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes /
Ansary, Mir Tamim.
Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2009. - xxii, 390 p. : ill., port., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-372) 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.
9781586486068 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2009017698
Islam--History.
Civilization, Islamic--History.
East and West.
World history.
Islamic countries--History.
Islamic Empire--History.
DS35.63 / .A57 2009
909/.09767
Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary. - 1st ed. - New York : PublicAffairs, c2009. - xxii, 390 p. : ill., port., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-372) 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.
9781586486068 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2009017698
Islam--History.
Civilization, Islamic--History.
East and West.
World history.
Islamic countries--History.
Islamic Empire--History.
DS35.63 / .A57 2009
909/.09767