Peace Be upon You: The Story of Muslim, Christian, And Jewish Coexistence - Hardcover

Karabell, Zachary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1400043689 ISBN 13: 9781400043682

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Ranging from the advent of Islam in the seventh century to the present day, the author of The Last Campaign looks at the legacy of cooperation and coexistence among the three great religions--Christianity, Judaism, and Islam--from the Baghdad court of the caliphs, to medieval Spain, to the religious autonomy of the Ottoman Empire. 25,000 first printing.

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Review

" The clash between Muslims, Christians, and Jews dominates the news these days, but as Zachary Karabell highlights, there is more to the relationship between these three faiths than violence. In a book that sweeps the reader across fourteen centuries from the birth of Islam to present-day Dubai, he tells the forgotten stories of coexistence and cooperation. "Peace Be upon You" reminds us of the possibility of a better future."
--Fareed Zakaria, editor, "Newsweek International"
" In this season of crisis, Zachary Karabell has written an important book about an often overlooked issue--relations between Arabs, Christians and Jews since ancient times. This vivid, fast-moving book should interest everyone who is concerned with the Middle East. Filled with extraordinary stories of cooperation and conflict, it illuminates, and could help guide us through, the present crisis."
--Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
" Even in the midst of war, history can open our eyes to the possibilities of peaceful coexistence. Peace Be upon You offers a lucid, comprehensive, and elegant account of Muslim-Jewish-Christian relations that reminds us of the good without shielding us from the bad. Free of cant or apology, it is indispensable reading for anyone who wants to get at the truth about the Middle East in a world of angry distortions."
--Noah Feldman, author of "Divided by God" and "What We Owe Iraq"
" At a time when the world craves peace among the religions, Zachary Karabell has provided a timely and moving roadmap of hope. Peace Be upon You is exactly what we most need right now: a reminder that coexistence has a history--and a future. Anyonewho wonders whether the religions can get along must read this fascinating, revelatory book."
--Bruce Feiler, author of "Walking the Bible" and "Where God Was Born
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"From the Hardcover edition."

"The clash between Muslims, Christians, and Jews dominates the news these days, but as Zachary Karabell highlights, there is more to the relationship between these three faiths than violence. In a book that sweeps the reader across fourteen centuries from the birth of Islam to present-day Dubai, he tells the forgotten stories of coexistence and cooperation. "Peace Be upon You" reminds us of the possibility of a better future."
--Fareed Zakaria, editor, "Newsweek International"
"In this season of crisis, Zachary Karabell has written an important book about an often overlooked issue--relations between Arabs, Christians and Jews since ancient times. This vivid, fast-moving book should interest everyone who is concerned with the Middle East. Filled with extraordinary stories of cooperation and conflict, it illuminates, and could help guide us through, the present crisis."
--Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
"Even in the midst of war, history can open our eyes to the possibilities of peaceful coexistence. Peace Be upon You offers a lucid, comprehensive, and elegant account of Muslim-Jewish-Christian relations that reminds us of the good without shielding us from the bad. Free of cant or apology, it is indispensable reading for anyone who wants to get at the truth about the Middle East in a world of angry distortions."
--Noah Feldman, author of "Divided by God" and "What We Owe Iraq"
"At a time when the world craves peace among the religions, Zachary Karabell has provided a timely and moving roadmap of hope. Peace Be upon You is exactly what we most need right now: a reminder that coexistence has a history--and a future. Anyone who wonders whether the religions can get alongmust read this fascinating, revelatory book."
--Bruce Feiler, author of "Walking the Bible" and "Where God Was Born
"

"From the Hardcover edition."

Beautifully written, passionately argued. . . . [A] beacon of hope for an all too often gloomy world. Los Angeles Times A hopeful, historical meditation. . . . Lucid, well written and persuasive. The Washington Post Book World A fine, wise and important book. . . . It shows that Christians and Muslims have known prosperous, co-existent peace before-and could do so again. The Times, London Reminds us of the possibility of a better future. Fareed Zakaria, editor, Newsweek International"

"Beautifully written, passionately argued. . . . [A] beacon of hope for an all too often gloomy world."--Los Angeles Times "A hopeful, historical meditation. . . . Lucid, well written and persuasive."--The Washington Post Book World"A fine, wise and important book. . . . It shows that Christians and Muslims have known prosperous, co-existent peace before-and could do so again." --The Times, London "Reminds us of the possibility of a better future." --Fareed Zakaria, editor, Newsweek International

About the Author

Zachary Karabell was educated at Columbia; at Oxford, where he received a master’s degree in modern Middle Eastern studies; and at Harvard, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1996. He has taught at Harvard, the University of Massachusetts at Boston, and Dartmouth. He is the author of several books, including The Last Campaign, which won the Chicago Tribune’s Heartland Prize for best nonfiction book of the year. His essays and reviews have appeared in various publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, and Foreign Affairs. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1400043689
• ISBN 13: 9781400043682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352