center | : | The Center of European Languages of Qom(Ale Beit Publications) |
Document Type | : | BL |
Record Number | : | 1021 |
Doc. No | : | b10514 |
Language of Document | : | English |
Main Entry | : | Akbar, M. J |
Title & Author | : | The shade of swords:jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity/ M.J. Akbar |
Edition Statement | : | Pbk. ed. |
Publication Statement | : | London ;New York: Routledge,, 2003. |
Page. NO | : | xxv, 338 p.: ; 20 cm. |
ISBN | : | 0415328144 |
Notes | : | "Updated to include the second Gulf War."--Cover, p. [1]. |
Notes | : | Print |
Bibliographies/Indexes | : | Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-287) and index. |
Contents | : | Chapter and verse -- The joys of death : a bargain with Allah -- Rebellions in the dark of the night -- A map of Islam -- Circle of hell -- Allah! Muhammad! Saladin! -- The doors of Europe -- Jihad in the east : a crescent over Delhi -- The holy sea : pepper and power -- The bargain goes sour -- The wedge and the gate -- History as anger, Jihad as non-violence -- Islam in danger zone -- Jinnah redux and the age of Osama -- Saddam, Bush and the Shia Jihad. |
Subject | : | JihadHistory |
Subject | : | IslamHistory |
Subject | : | Social conflictReligious aspects--History |
Subject | : | IslamRelations--Christianity |
Subject | : | Christianity and other religionsIslam |
Dewey Classification | : | 297.7.209 |
LC Classification | : | BP182.A436 2003 |