The shade of swords : Jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity / M.J. Akbar.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.Edition: Updated editionDescription: xxv, 338 p. ; 20 cm. cov.col.illISBN:- 0415328144
- 297.72 Ak22sh 2003
- BP182 .A436 2003
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"Updated to include the second Gulf War."--Cover, p. [1].
Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-287), glossary, chronology and index.
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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