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BL
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1048398
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bc235
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| Language of Document
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English
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| Main Entry
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Lewis, Bernard,1916-
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| Title & Author
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The crisis of Islam : : holy war and unholy terror /\ Bernard Lewis.
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| Edition Statement
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Modern Library ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Modern Library,, 2003.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xxxii, 184 pages) :: maps
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| ISBN
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9780679642817
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: 0679642811
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: 9781588360755
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: 158836075X
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0679642811
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Abstract
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"The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the twentieth century leading up to the violent confrontations of today: the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and the September 11 attacks on the United States." "While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber. Brilliantly disentangling the crosscurrents of Middle Eastern history from the rhetoric of its manipulators, Bernard Lewis helps us understand the reasons for the increasingly dogmatic rejection of modernity by many in the Muslim world in favor of a return to a sacred past. Based on his George Polk Award-winning article for The New Yorker, The Crisis of Islam is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what Usama bin Ladin represents and why his murderous message resonates so widely in the Islamic world."--Jacket.
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Jihad.
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Terrorism-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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War-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islam and politics.
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Jih*ad.
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Terrorisme-- Aspect religieux-- Islam.
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Guerre-- Aspect religieux-- Islam.
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Intégrisme islamique.
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Islamisme.
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RELIGION-- Islam-- General.
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Islam and politics.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Jihad.
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Terrorism-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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War-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Islam.
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Heilige oorlog.
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Terrorisme.
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Djihad.
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Histoire.
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Intégrisme islamique.
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Islam.
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Terrorisme.
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Pays musulmans.
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| Dewey Classification
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297.7/2
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| LC Classification
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BP182.L48 2003eb
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| NLM classification
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15.75bcl
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