About this title: From the first Arab-Islamic Empire of the mid-seventh century to the Ottomans, the last great Muslim empire, the story of the Middle East has been the story of the rise and fall of universal empires and, no less important, of imperialist dreams. So argues Efraim Karsh in this highly provocative book. Rejecting the conventional Western ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Date Published: 2006-04-26
ISBN-13:9780300106039ISBN:0300106033
Description: Very Good. This paperback is in VG condition with no creasing to spine or cover, no writing or highlighting. Binding is tight, book is straight; cover may have minor edge-wear from normal shelving conditions. Our products are guaranteed with our no-hassle return policy. Ships fast from the Midwest. read more
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"Argues that Islamic Fascism is not necessarily rooted in religious fervor, but instead is rooted in pragmatism. Their objective is siding with the strong and attacking them later on in their weakness.
Interesting take on Islamic Terrorism. Although it is a bit heavy on facts and depth."
"This book posits that pan-Arabism (and in effect pan-Islamism) is an euphemism for imperialist ambition. Karsh's starts with Muhammad and the beginning of Islam and ends in the 'present'. Internecine fighting occurred through the ages as individuals and groups hawked the idea of a universal Islamic empire for personal gain. In his conclusion, Karsh says "... Osama bin Laden and other Islamists' war is not against America per se, but is rather the most recent manifestiation of the millenarian jihad for a universal Islamic empire...."
"This is a well-written history with a dangerous thesis: that Islam is necessarily imperialistic. Granted, Islam did begin as a state religion. But at some point in history, Christianity and Judaism were also state religions. Judaism even started as a state religion. Christianity didn't, but it soon became the religion of an empire. Is any of these three religions necessarily imperialistic? Or do they just offer some handy rhetoric for men bent on conquest?"
"It's always good to read a book that has a more conservative view point then your own. Would have been more interesting to me if there had been more of a comparison between Islamic imperialism and other sorts."
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