A World Without Islam

by Fuller, Graham E.

• ISBN13: 9780316041201
• ISBN10: 0316041203
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-14
• Publisher: Back Bay Books

Summary

What if Islam never existed? To some, it's a comforting thought: no clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists. But what if that weren't the case at all? In A WORLD WITHOUT ISLAM, Graham E. Fuller guides us along an illuminating journey through history, geopolitics, and religion to investigate whether or not Islam is indeed the cause of some of today's most emotional and important international crises. Fuller takes us from the birth of Islam to the fall of Rome to the rise and collapse of the Ottoman Empire. He examines and analyzes the roots of terrorism, the conflict in Israel, and the role of Islam in supporting and energizing the anti-imperial struggle. Provocatively, he finds that contrary to the claims of many politicians, thinkers, theologians, and soldiers, a world without Islam might not look vastly different from what we know today. Filled with fascinating details and counterintuitive conclusions, A WORLD WITHOUT ISLAM is certain to inspire debate and reshape the way we think about Islam's relationship with the West.

Author Biography

Graham E. Fuller is a former vice chairman of the National Intelligence Council at the CIA, a former senior political scientist at RAND, and a current adjunct professor of history at Simon Fraser University. He is the author of numerous books about the Middle East, including The Future of Political Islam. He has lived and worked in the Muslim world for nearly two decades.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
Heresy and Power
Islam and the Abrahamic Faiths	p. 21
Power, Heresy, and the Evolution of Christianity	p. 45
Byzantium versus Rome: Warring Christian Polarities	p. 61
Islam Meets Eastern Christianity	p. 77
The Great Crusades (1095-1272)	p. 95
Shared Echoes: The Protestant Reformation and Islam	p. 117
Meeting at the Civilizational Borders of Islam
The ôThird Romeö and Russia: Russia Inherits the Orthodox Legacy	p. 147
Russia and Islam: Byzantium Lives!	p. 163
Muslims in the West: Loyal Citizens or Fifth Column?	p. 187
Islam and India	p. 211
Islam and China	p. 229
The Place of Islam in the Modern World
Colonialism, Nationalism, Islam, and the Independence Struggle	p. 243
War, Resistance, Jihad, and Terrorism	p. 267
What to Do? Toward a New Policy with the Muslim World	p. 287
Acknowledgments	p. 305
Notes	p. 307
Index	p. 317
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