Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
Apr 2009 · Sold by PublicAffairs
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“A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle)
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 as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the events of 9/11 and beyond.
In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it. 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.
With sympathy to Muslim and Western perspectives alike, Destiny Disrupted offers a fresh and vital perspective on world conflicts we thought we understood.
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 as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the events of 9/11 and beyond.
In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it. 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.
With sympathy to Muslim and Western perspectives alike, Destiny Disrupted offers a fresh and vital perspective on world conflicts we thought we understood.
“A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle)
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...
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Elizabeth Hubbell Riggs
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March 9, 2024
Index without links or page numbers is useless. In the ebook (purchased from google) the index is merely a list with neither links nor page number references. Grrr. I have only started the book, but it reads well and looks fascinating. But with a useless index.....
Ben Gomes
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September 14, 2013
Clear, comprehensive and engaging. I would also strongly recommend the audio version - the book really comes alive in his own voice. I was aware of some of the major events that shaped the history of this area (like the invasions of the Mongols and Turks) but I lacked an overall narrative context that this book provided. It deeply changed ny sense of both the region and the religion.
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A Google user
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April 10, 2012
Very well written book which put together an overview of the history of what the author called "The Middle World". A great help for any westener who in school got it piecemeal as side stories to what was going on in Europe.
Very enlightening! Gives the reader a much better understanding of middle eastern politics today. Recommend highly.
About the author
Tamim Ansary is the author of four books, including The Invention of Yesterday. For ten years, he wrote a monthly column for Encarta.com, and he has published essays and commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Los Angeles Times, and more. Born in Afghanistan in 1948, he moved to the United States in 1964. He lives in San Francisco.
Tamim Ansary is the author of four books, including The Invention of Yesterday. For ten years, he wrote a monthly column for Encarta.com, and he has published essays and commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Los Angeles Times, and more. Born in Afghanistan in 1948, he moved to the Uni...
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