The Idea Of Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History Cemil Aydin Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία General Issues

“Superb… A Tour De Force ”—Ebrahim Moosa“Provocative… Aydin Ranges Over The Centuries To Show Relative Novelty Of Idea Muslim World And Relentless Efforts Exploit That For Political Ends ”—Washington Postwhen President Obama Visited Cairo Address Muslims Worldwide He Followed In Footsteps Countless Politicians Who Have Taken Existence Unified Global Community Granted But As Cemil Explains This Provocative History It Is Misconception Think World’s 1 5 Billion Constitute Single Entity How Did Belief Arise Why So Widespread? Considers Its Origins Reveals Consequences Enduring Allure “Much Today’s Media Commentary Traces Current Trouble Middle East Back Emergence ‘Artificial’ Nation States After Fall Ottoman Empire… According Narrative…Today’s Unrest Simply Belated Product Mistake Bracing Rebuke Such Simplistic Conclusions ”—Times Literary Supplement“It Here Aydin’s Book Proves Valuable: By Revealing Racial Civilizational Biases Emerged Nineteenth Century Shape Contemporary Visions ”—Foreign Affairs Σελίδες: 304 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0415 Διαστάσεις: 14X14Cm