Yale University Press, 2007-05-16. Paperback. Like New. Softcover. Cover is in very good condition with normal shelf and use wear. Tight binding. Clean unmarked text. No highlighting or pen/pencil markings. We ship daily.

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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 interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, Karsh contends that the region's experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions and patterns of behaviour, and that foremost among these is Islam's millenarian imperial tradition. The author explores the history of Islam's imperialism and the persistence of the Ottoman imperialist dream that outlasted World War I to haunt Islamic and Middle Eastern politics to the present day. September 11 can be seen as simply the latest expression of this dream, and such attacks have little to do with U.S. international behaviour or policy in the Middle East, says Karsh. The House of Islam's war for world mastery is traditional, indeed venerable, and it is a quest that is far from over.

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Bookseller: Second Sunday Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1203310003
Title: Islamic Imperialism: A History
Author: Efraim Karsh
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New Like New
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0300122632
ISBN 13: 9780300122633
Publisher: Yale University Press
Place of Publication: New Haven, Connecticut, Usa
Date Published: 2007-05-16
X weight: 6 oz

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