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100 1 $aAkbar, M. J.
245 14 $aThe shade of swords :$bjihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity /$cM.J. Akbar.
260 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2003.
300 $axxv, 338 p. ;$c21 cm.
500 $a"Updated to include the second Gulf War."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aChapter 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.
520 1 $a"The Shade of Swords is the very first cohesive history of jihad, written by one of India's leading journalists and writers. In this new paperback edition, updated to show how and why Saddam Hussein repositioned himself as a jihadi against America, M.J. Akbar explains the struggle between Islam and Christianity. Placing recent events in a historical context, he tackles the tricky questions of what now for jihad following the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime."--Jacket.
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650 0 $aSocial conflict$xReligious aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aIslam$xRelations$xChristianity.
650 0 $aChristianity and other religions$xIslam.
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