Britain & Islam / Martin Pugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pugh, Martin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Great Britain--History.

Islam.

Muslims--Great Britain--History.

Muslims.

History.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 319 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Britain and Islam

Britain & Islam : a history from 622 to the present day

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]

Summary:

An eye-opening history of Britain and the Islamic world-a thousand-year relationship that is closer, deeper, and more mutually beneficial than is often recognized. In this broad yet sympathetic survey-ranging from the Crusades to the modern day-Martin Pugh explores the social, political, and cultural encounters between Britain and Islam. He looks, for instance, at how reactions against the Crusades led to Anglo-Muslim collaboration under the Tudors, at how Britain posed as defender of Islam in the Victorian period, and at her role in rearranging the Muslim world after 1918. Pugh argues that, contrary to current assumptions, Islamic groups have often embraced Western ideas, including modernization and liberal democracy. He shows how the difficulties and Islamophobia that Muslims have experienced in Britain since the 1970s are largely caused by an acute crisis in British national identity. In truth, Muslims have become increasingly key participants in mainstream British society-in culture, sport, politics, and the economy.

Contents:

1 Islam: 'A Kind, of Christianity'? p. 1

2 The Myths of the Crusades p. 25

3 The Impact of the Reformation p. 40

4 India and the Anglo-Muslim Love Affair p. 62

5 Britain and the Management of Islamic Decline p. 86

6 The Victorians, Islam and the Idea of Progress p. 108

7 Islam - Westernising or Orientalist? p. 137

8 The Great War and the Re-drawing of the Ottoman Empire p. 166

9 Islam, Democracy and Nationalism after the Second World War p. 198

10 Muslims and the Crisis of British National Identity p. 221

11 Islamophobia p. 244

12 Muslims in the British Mainstream p. 272.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0300234945

9780300234947

OCLC:

1089504975