Published by PublicAffairs, 2010
ISBN 10: 1586488139 ISBN 13: 9781586488130
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Published by New York: PublicAffairs, 2009, 2009
Seller: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
PAPERBACK, cover price $16.99, fresh attractive copy, appears unused. ANSARY, TAMIM. Destiny disrupted: a history of the world through Islamic eyes. New York: PublicAffairs, 2009, later pinting number line, xxii, 390pp., . We in the West share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as it looks from that other perspective. With the evolution of the Muslim community at the center, his story moves from the lifetime of Mohammed through a succession of far-flung empires, to the struggles and ideological movements that have wracked the Muslim world in recent centuries, to the tangle of modern conflicts that culminated in the events of 9/11. He introduces the key people, events, ideas, legends, religious disputes, and turning points of world history from that other perspective, recounting not only what happened but how those events were interpreted and understood in that framework. He clarifies why these two great civilizations grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe -- a place it long perceived as primitive -- had somehow hijacked destiny. - 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. ISBN 9781586488130.
Published by PublicAffairs, New York, 2009
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Paperback. 390p. A softcover book in near fine condition. Edges faintly tanned and mild edgewear. Text clean and binding tight.
Published by PublicAffairs, 2009
ISBN 10: 1586486063 ISBN 13: 9781586486068
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Published by Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2009
ISBN 10: 1433272261 ISBN 13: 9781433272264
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Published by PublicAffairs, 2009
ISBN 10: 1586486063 ISBN 13: 9781586486068
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Published by PublicAffairs, 2009
ISBN 10: 1586486063 ISBN 13: 9781586486068
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Published by Public Affairs, New York, 2009., 2009
Seller: Camberwell Books & Collectibles Pty Ltd, HAWTHORN EAST, VIC, Australia
390 pp including index, maps, wrapper corners creased, else very good copy in illustrated, limp wrappers.
Published by PublicAffairs, New York, 2009
ISBN 10: 1586486063 ISBN 13: 9781586486068
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
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Hard Back. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Wilcox, Brent - Design (illustrator). Fourth Printing. 390 Pages Indexed. Signed by the author on the title page with signature only. We in the west share a common narrative of world history that runs from the Nile Valley and Mesopotomia, through Greece and Rome and the French Revolution, to the rise of the secular state and the triumph of democracy. But our story largely omits a whole civilization that until quite recently saw itself at the center of world history, and whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarifies why our civilizations grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe - a place it long perceived as primitive and disorganized had somehow hijacked destiny. Entertaining and enlightening, Destiny Disrupted also offers a vital perspective on current conflicts. By Author - Signature Only.
Published by Public Affairs New York 2009, 2009
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New octavo xxii + 390pp., maps, notes, bibliog., index, 'We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. Author tells the story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarifies why our civilisations grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe,a place it long perceived as primitive and disorganised, had somehow hijacked destiny'.