Infidels: The conflict between Christendom and Islam 638-2002 - Hardcover
How did we learn to hate or despise? Simply, because we were taught to.
638, the Christian Patriarch of the holy city of Jerusalem called the Muslim Caliph's presence an abomination in the sight of God. Christians and Muslims have since regardedeach other warily and have silently thought of each other as 'infidels'.
This book traces the long history of this troubled relationship. It was a campaign without end, waged with the pen, through the printing press, by the power of the human voice, and on subtle and insidious suggestions within paintings, drawings and engravings. In this brilliant book we see how and why a battle still being waged today, through the press and books, television, radio and the Internet.
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'Infidels is essential reading for anyone interested in what is happening in the new world order.' -- Sunday Herald. Iain MacWhirter. 27 April 2003.
‘Recounted with tremendous literary flair.. combines narrative tableaux of almost cinematic vividness with a highly sophisticated analysis.' -- Sunday Telegraph. John Adamson. 25 May 2003
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‘Recounted with tremendous literary flair.. combines narrative tableaux of almost cinematic vividness with a highly sophisticated analysis.' -- Sunday Telegraph. John Adamson. 25 May 2003
Andrew Wheatcroft was educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead, Christ's College Cambridge, and the University of Madrid. He is the author of many books on early modern and modern history, and most recently The Ottomans (1995) and The Habsburgs (1996). He has be researching Infidels for more than 17 years. He is the Director The Centre for Publishing Studies and also teaches English at the University of Stirling. He lives near Moffat in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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- Publication date2003
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- ISBN 13 9780670869428
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