Destiny Disrupted : A History of the World through Islamic Eyes, *[A5+] Hardback with Dustjacket - 412 pages,
by Tamim Ansary,
Published by PublicAffairs Books.
Book Description :
This
sweeping history illuminates how Muslims must have seen the history of
the world - and what western world history leaves out.
We in
the West share a common narrative of world history - that runs from the
Nile Valley and Mesopotamia, through Greece and Rome and the French
Revolution, to the rise of the secular state and the triumph of
democracy. But our story largely omits a whole civilization that until
quite recently saw itself at the center of world history, and whose
citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years.
In
"Destiny Disrupted", Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history
as the Islamic world saw it, form the time of the Beloved Prophet
Muhammad,
May Allah bless him and grant him peace, to the fall of
the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarifies why our civilizations grew
up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how
the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe - a
place it long perceived as primitive and disorganised - had somehow
hijacked destiny.
Entertaining and enlightening, "Destiny Disrupted" also offers a vital perspective on current conflicts.
Table of Contents :
---Praise & Reviews,
---List of Maps,
---Names and Dates,
---Introduction.
---[1]. The middle world,
---[2]. The
hijra,
---[3]. Birth of the
khalifate,
---[4]. The schism,
---[5]. Empire of the
Umayyads,
---[6]. The Abassid age,
---[7]. Scholars, philosophers, and sufis,
---[8]. Enter the Turks,
---[9]. Havoc,
---[10]. Rebirth,
---[11]. Meanwhile in Europe,
---[12]. West comes East,
---[13]. The reform movements,
---[14]. Industry, constitutions, and nationalism,
---[15]. Rise of the secular modernists,
---[16]. The crisis of modernity,
---[17]. The tide turns.
---Afterword,
---Appendix : The Structure of Islamic Doctrine
---Notes,
---Bibliography,
---Acknowledgements,
---Index.
Paperback Edition also available.
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*Dimensions : 24.3 x 16.5cm.
