01541cam a2200217 a 4500020001800000020001500018041000800033082001600041100002300057245002700080250001200107260004600119300001900165520093800184650001001122650001001132650001901142650002601161856006801187856006801255  a9780316041195  a031604119X  aENG00a297.09bFUL1 aFuller, Graham E.,12aA world without Islam   a1st ed.  aNew York :bLittle, Brown and Co.,c2010.  aviii, 328 p. ;  aThis book will reshape the way we think about Islam's relationship with the West. What if Islam never existed? To some, it's a comforting thought: no clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists. Here, political scientist and expert on the Muslim world Graham E. Fuller guides us 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.--From publisher description. 0aIslam 0aIslam 0aEast and West. 0aIslamic civilization.42uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2009054078-b.html42uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2009054078-d.html