The Christian-Muslim Frontier: A Zone of Contact, Conflict or Co-operation

by Apostolov; Mario

• ISBN13: 9780415302814
• ISBN10: 0415302811
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-12
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

The Christian-Muslim Frontierexamines the civilisational interface between Christianity and Islam from a unique perspective as a zone of contact rather than a distinct boundary. It argues that the social relations within this zone result in conflict or co-operation is determined by how the political and economic life of the local people is organized. Apostolov discusses this idea of a frontier within the context of geopolitics, history, economics, and security as a psychological phenomenon.

Author Biography

Mario Apostolov currently works for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	vi
Preface	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	1	(5)
1 The concept of the Christian-Muslim frontier as a zone of contact	6	(16)
2 The history of the Christian-Muslim frothier	22	(18)
3 Modern nation states and the frontier	40	(42)
4 Interspersing communities and the postmodern functional frontier	82	(8)
5 Geopolitics of the frontier	90	(15)
6 The Christian-Muslim frontier as a psychological phenomenon	105	(29)
7 The international security dimension of the frontier	134	(34)
8 The economic dimension of the frontier	168	(9)
Conclusion	177	(9)
Bibliography	186	(9)
Index	195