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The Center of European Languages of Qom(Ale Beit Publications)
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Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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1021
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Doc. No
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b10514
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Language of Document
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English
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Main Entry
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Akbar, M. J
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Title & Author
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The shade of swords:jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity/ M.J. Akbar
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Edition Statement
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Pbk. ed.
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Publication Statement
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London ;New York: Routledge,, 2003.
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Page. NO
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xxv, 338 p.: ; 20 cm.
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ISBN
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0415328144
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Notes
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"Updated to include the second Gulf War."--Cover, p. [1].
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Notes
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Print
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-287) and index.
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Contents
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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.
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Subject
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JihadHistory
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Subject
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IslamHistory
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Subject
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Social conflictReligious aspects--History
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Subject
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IslamRelations--Christianity
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Christianity and other religionsIslam
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Dewey Classification
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297.7.209
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LC Classification
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BP182.A436 2003
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