Faith and Sword: A Short History of Christian-Muslim Conflict

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  <pre>Faith and Sword: A Short History of Christian-Muslim Conflict Writer and researcher Jamieson offers a dense but clear abstract of the 1,400-year history of conflict between Christian and Muslim states, from the death of Muhammad to the American occupation of Iraq. For the first millennium, the story follows the expansion of Muslim caliphates at the expense of the Byzantine Empire and the emerging Christian kingdoms of Western Europe. Later, with the Christian conquest of Iberia and the Crusades, the two sides began to establish a balance of power that tipped toward the Christians in the nineteenth century. The book moves quickly to this point, discussing even major developments only long enough to establish basic facts. Jamieson slows down upon reaching the 20th century, when the West's military dominance and secularization alter the relationship between "Christian" and Muslim states. The major division now, Jamieson argues, is not between these countries but between secularists and fundamentalists within Muslim-majority nations. Though the book's brevity leaves little room for analysis, Jamieson sketches characters, incidents, and trends fluidly, producing a fine primer of this long history. 5 halftones. Copyright �© Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review "Sedulous, unapologetic presentation of fact. . . a challenge to Islamic resisters that Muhammad never be criticized. . . . Opens our eyes to an inescapable truth: Christians and Muslims fought wars for more than 1,000 years, with each at times conquering the other''s territory by force."-Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer (Carlin Romano Philadelphia Inquirer 20070501) "Essential. . . . Raises important questions."--Washington Times (James Srodes Washington Times ) "He correctly notes that due to the secular reforms of the West, the confrontation changes from one of religion to one pitting imperialism against nationalism."--Literary Review of Canada (Thabit A. J. Abdullah Literary Review of Canada ) Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Reaktion Books (June 26, 2006) Language: English -declare jihad on original uploader- </pre>
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