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Destiny disrupted a history of the world through Islamic eyes

We in the west share a common narrative of world history--that runs from the Nile Valley and Mesopotomia, through Greece and Rome and the French Revolution, to the rise of the secular state and the triumph of democracy. But our story largely omits a whole civilization that until quite recently saw itself at the center of world history, and whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarif.

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  • "History of the world through Islamic eyes"

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  • "We in the west share a common narrative of world history--that runs from the Nile Valley and Mesopotomia, through Greece and Rome and the French Revolution, to the rise of the secular state and the triumph of democracy. But our story largely omits a whole civilization that until quite recently saw itself at the center of world history, and whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarif."@en
  • "HauptbeschreibungJahrhundertelang war die islamische Welt das Zentrum der Zivilisation. Heute aber wird der Islam viel zu oft auf Islamismus und Terrorismus reduziert, scheinen wir dauerhaft gefangen in einer Konfrontationshaltung: der Westen gegen den Islam, wir gegen die. Der Hauptgrund für die gegenwärtigen Probleme liegt für Tamim Ansary in der Unkenntnis der islamischen Vergangenheit und der Missachtung ihrer Bedeutung auf westlicher Seite. Detailreich und spannend, mitreißend und lebendig zeigt er Weltgeschichte aus einer ganz anderen Perspektive: der Sicht der islamischen Welt."
  • ""We in the west share a common narrative of world history -- that runs from the Nile Valley and Mesopotomia, through Greece and Rome and the French Revolution, to the rise of the secular state and the triumph of democracy. But our story largely omits a whole civilization that until quite recently saw itself at the center of world history, and whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. 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. Entertaining and enlightening, Destiny Disrupted also offers a vital perspective on current conflicts."--Back cover."
  • ""We in the west share a common narrative of world history -- that runs from the Nile Valley and Mesopotomia, through Greece and Rome and the French Revolution, to the rise of the secular state and the triumph of democracy. But our story largely omits a whole civilization that until quite recently saw itself at the center of world history, and whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. 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. Entertaining and enlightening, Destiny Disrupted also offers a vital perspective on current conflicts." -- Book jacket."
  • "Discusses the history of the world from an Islamic perspective, explaining the evolution of the Muslim community while recounting the history of the Western world with respect to Islamic events and interpretations."
  • "Jahrhundertelang war die islamische Welt das Zentrum der Zivilisation. Heute aber wird der Islam viel zu oft auf Islamismus und Terrorismus reduziert, scheinen wir dauerhaft gefangen in einer Konfrontationshaltung: "der Westen" gegen "den Islam", "wir" gegen "die". Der Hauptgrund für die gegenwärtigen Probleme liegt für Tamim Ansary in der Unkenntnis der islamischen Vergangenheit und der Missachtung ihrer Bedeutung auf westlicher Seite. Detailreich und spannend, mitreissend und lebendig zeigt er Weltgeschichte aus einer ganz anderen Perspektive: der Sicht der islamischen Welt. Indem er den Bogen spannt von den Kulturen des Zweistromlandes über das Osmanische Reich bis zum modernen Extremismus, lässt er den Leser das Wesen des Islam neu entdecken und verstehen. Ein wichtiges Buch zu einem der drängendsten Themen unserer Zeit."
  • "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. Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as it looks from that other perspective. With the evolution of the Muslim community at the center, his story moves from the lifetime of Mohammed through a succession of far-flung empires, to the struggles and ideological movements that have wracked the Muslim world in recent centuries, to the tangle of modern conflicts that culminated in the events of 9/11. He introduces the key people, events, ideas, legends, religious disputes, and turning points of world history from that other perspective, recounting not only what happened but how those events were interpreted and understood in that framework. He clarifies why these two great 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 -- had somehow hijacked destiny."

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  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Livres électroniques"
  • "Llibres electrònics"
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "History"@en
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  • "Die unbekannte Mitte der Welt : Globalgeschichte aus islamischer Sicht"
  • "Een geschiedenis van de wereld door moslimse ogen"
  • "Destiny disrupted a history of the world through Islamic eyes"@en
  • "Destiny disrupted a history of the world through Islamic eyes"
  • "Destiny disrupted : a history of the world through Islamic eyes"
  • "Die unbekannte Mitte der Welt : globalgeschichte aus islamischer Sicht"
  • "Die unbekannte Mitte der Welt Globalgeschichte aus islamischer Sicht"
  • "Die unbekannte Mitte der Welt : Globalgeschichte aus islamischer sicht"
  • "Destiny Disrupted a History of the World through Islamic Eyes"@en

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