Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes / Tamim Ansary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ansary, Mir Tamim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

East and West.

Islam--History.

Islam.

Islamic civilization--History.

Islamic civilization.

Islamic countries--Civilization.

Islamic countries.

World history.

Islamic countries--History.

Islamic Empire.

Physical Description:

xxii, 406 pages : maps ; 21 cm

Edition:

Second trade paperback edition.

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, 2025.

Summary:

"We in the West share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the events of 9/11 and beyond. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it. He clarifies why our civilizations grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe--a place it long perceived as primitive and disorganized--had somehow hijacked destiny. With sympathy to Muslim and Western perspectives alike, Destiny Disrupted offers a fresh and vital perspective on world conflicts we thought we understood."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

154170620X

9781541706200

OCLC:

1495043476

Publisher Number:

CIPO000268770