Traces the history of conflict between Islam and the West, exploring the meaning of the Islamic doctrine of jihad, the rise of militant Islam, and the impact of Saudi proselytizing and oil money on the rest of the Islamic world.
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" Terrorism requires only a few. Obviously the West must defend itself by whatever means will be effective. But in devising means to fight the terrorists, it would surely be useful to understand the forces that drive them."
-- from the Introduction
" Remarkably succinct . . . It offers a long view in the midst of so much short-termism and confusing punditry. Lewis has done us all-- Muslim and non-Muslim alike-- a remarkable service."
-- "The New York Times Book Review"
" Inestimable . . . replete with the exceptional historical insight that one has come to expect from the world' s foremost Islamic scholar."
-- "The Wall Street Journal"
" A timely and provocative contribution to the current raging debate about the tensions between the West and the Islamic world." -- "BusinessWeek"
" No scholar of Islam in the Western world has more thoroughly earned the respect of generalists and academics alike than Bernard Lewis. . . . An excitingly knowledgeable antidote to today' s natural sense of befuddlement. . . . History with electric immediacy."
-- Baltimore "Sun"
Terrorism requires only a few. Obviously the West must defend itself by whatever means will be effective. But in devising means to fight the terrorists, it would surely be useful to understand the forces that drive them.
from the Introduction
Remarkably succinct . . . It offers a long view in the midst of so much short-termism and confusing punditry. Lewis has done us all Muslim and non-Muslim alike a remarkable service.
The New York Times Book Review
Inestimable . . . replete with the exceptional historical insight that one has come to expect from the world s foremost Islamic scholar.
The Wall Street Journal
A timely and provocative contribution to the current raging debate about the tensions between the West and the Islamic world. BusinessWeek
No scholar of Islam in the Western world has more thoroughly earned the respect of generalists and academics alike than Bernard Lewis. . . . An excitingly knowledgeable antidote to today s natural sense of befuddlement. . . . History with electric immediacy.
Baltimore Sun"
"Terrorism requires only a few. Obviously the West must defend itself by whatever means will be effective. But in devising means to fight the terrorists, it would surely be useful to understand the forces that drive them."
--from the Introduction
The great scholar of Islam directly confronts the events of September 11th and the reasons behind Islamic terrorism in the modern world - a Sunday Times bestseller.
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