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The idea of the Muslim world : a global intellectual history /

When President Barack Obama visited Cairo in 2009 to deliver an address to Muslims worldwide, he followed in the footsteps of countless politicians who have taken the existence of a unified global Muslim community for granted. But as Cemil Aydin explains in this provocative history, it is a misconce...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aydin, Cemil (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: What is the Muslim world?
  • An imperial ummah before the nineteenth century
  • Reinforcing the imperial world order, 1814-1878
  • Searching for harmony between queen and caliph, 1878-1908
  • The battle of geopolitical illusions, 1908-1924
  • Muslim politics of the interwar period, 1924-1945
  • Resurrecting Muslim internationalism, 1945-1988
  • Conclusion: Recovering history and revitalizing the pursuit of justice.