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001 2012498144
003 DLC
005 20130219141906.0
008 121106s2012 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012498144$z 2012551209
020 $a178076023X (cloth)
020 $a1780760248 (Paper)
020 $a9781780760247 (Paper)
035 $a(Uk-RwCLS)uk18401481
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBP161.3$b.R88 2012
100 1 $aRuthven, Malise.
245 10 $aEncounters with Islam :$bon religion, politics and modernity /$cMalise Ruthven.
260 $aLondon :$bI.B. Tauris,$cc2012.
300 $ax, 267 p. ;$c22 cm.
490 0 $aLibrary of modern religion ;$v24
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aA clash of civilisations? -- Faith, power and terror -- Muslim societies -- Iran in focus -- Islam in the West -- Beyond Islam.
520 $aFor many years Malise Ruthven has been at the forefront of discerning commentary on the Islamic world and its relations with the predominantly secularised and Christian societies of the West. Well known for his bold interventions on such issues as the Rushdie affair and publication of The Satanic Verses; the many unresolved questions relating to the Lockerbie bombing; and the globe-changing terrorist attack of 9/11, Ruthven's perceptive writings, particularly those that have appeared in the "New York Review of Books", reliably re-frame difficult issues and problems so that his readers are prompted to look at the challenges afresh. Ruthven is here at his most compelling: he offers astute and topical insights across the whole spectrum of Middle East and Islamic studies. Whether questioning the involvement of Libyan agents in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103; exploring the contested place of women in Islam; or discussing the disputed term Islamofascism (his own), the author's probing, searchlight intelligence aims always to get at the truth of things, regardless of attendant controversy.--provided by publisher.
650 0 $aIslam.
650 0 $aCulture conflict.
650 0 $aIslam$xRelations.
650 0 $aIslamic fundamentalism.
650 0 $aEast and West.
650 0 $aIslam and state.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy13pdf01/2012498144.html