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Contending visions of the Middle East : the history and politics of Orientalism /
The book offers a survey of Western knowledge about Islam and the Middle East, from conceptions of East and West in antiquity, through the emergence of Islam, to the present. It relates many of today's critical issues, including terrorism and Muslim extremism, to their broader historical and po...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Colección: | Contemporary Middle East ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The book offers a survey of Western knowledge about Islam and the Middle East, from conceptions of East and West in antiquity, through the emergence of Islam, to the present. It relates many of today's critical issues, including terrorism and Muslim extremism, to their broader historical and political contexts. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 308 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-303) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521629373 9780521629379 0511211465 9780511211461 0521620805 9780521620802 0511213239 9780511213236 0511215045 9780511215049 0511216831 9780511216831 9780511606786 0511606788 1280540796 9781280540790 6610540799 9786610540792 |