[PDF.89uc] Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction

Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction

[PDF.tc70] Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction

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 | #159565 in Books |  Oxford University Press | Model: FBA-|287532 |  2010-02-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  4.30 x.50 x6.70l,.31 | File type: PDF | 176 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Insightful|By Customer|Silverstein's monograph is a fairly quick read, and well worth the effort. The history is rather sparse, as the title implies, but it makes a nice companion to something more detailed like Berkey's "The Formation of Islam." Well-written throughout, value comes particularly in the analysis and insight developed in the later chapters and conclusion, though| ||"Silverstein is brief and brilliant...This short book has wonderful cultural-historical insights [on] every page--and suddenly Islamic history becomes, well, really interesting, understandable, related to Western history--and the present that much more explic

Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to the twenty-first century, this Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history, charting the evolution of what was originally a small, localized community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents. The book examines how Islam rose from the obscurity of seventh-century Arabia to the forefront of modern global concerns, and it highligh...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction   |  Adam J. Silverstein. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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