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Europe and the Islamic World: A History
John Tolan
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Europe and the Islamic World sheds much-needed light on the shared roots of Islamic and Western cultures and on the richness of their inextricably intertwined histories, refuting once and for all the misguided notion of a clash of civilizations between the Muslim world and Europe. In this landmark book, three eminent historians bring to life the complex and tumultuous relations between Genoans and Tunisians, Alexandrians and the people of Constantinople, Catalans and Maghrebis--the myriad groups and individuals whose stories reflect the common cultural, intellectual, and religious heritage of Europe and Islam. Since the seventh century, when the armies ... Read more
Europe and the Islamic World sheds much-needed light on the shared roots of Islamic and Western cultures and on the richness of their inextricably intertwined histories, refuting once and for all the misguided notion of a clash of civilizations between the Muslim world and Europe. In this landmark book, three eminent historians bring to life the complex and tumultuous relations between Genoans and Tunisians, Alexandrians and the people of Constantinople, Catalans and Maghrebis--the myriad groups and individuals whose stories reflect the common cultural, intellectual, and religious heritage of Europe and Islam. Since the seventh century, when the armies ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
488
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691147055
SKU
V9780691147055
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About John Tolan
John Tolan is professor of history at the Universite de Nantes. His books include Saracens and Saint Francis and the Sultan. Gilles Veinstein (1945-2013) was professor of history at the College de France. His books include Merchants in the Ottoman Empire. Henry Laurens is professor of history at the College de France. He is the author of L'empire et ses ... Read more
Reviews for Europe and the Islamic World: A History
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013 [T]his is serious history and, as such, seriously worthwhile.
Robert Irwin, Literary Review [Europe and the Islamic World] is an important contribution to an ever more urgent debate. By providing a wealth of inconvenient detail that fails to fit in to the simplistic stereotypes, it challenges the very notion that ... Read more
Robert Irwin, Literary Review [Europe and the Islamic World] is an important contribution to an ever more urgent debate. By providing a wealth of inconvenient detail that fails to fit in to the simplistic stereotypes, it challenges the very notion that ... Read more