1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West (Crowley Roger)(Paperback)

1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West (Crowley Roger)(Paperback)

A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's readable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, sultan of

Constantinople - The Last Great Siege, 1453 (Crowley Roger)(Paperback / softback)

In the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of Christian Byzantium. This title deals with this

Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West (Ibrahim Raymond)(Paperback)

A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities The West and Islam--the sword and scimitar--have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Roman emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's

Unveiling Islam (Du Pasquier Roger)(Paperback)

In these closing years of the 20th century Islam has captured the attention of the West, and has baffled it. Alone among the world's religions, Islam is not just surviving but flourishing. From Indonesia to West Africa, and even in some Western countries, Muslims are reasserting their spiritual and

Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West (Ibrahim Raymond)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities The West and Islam--the sword and scimitar--have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Roman emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's

Empires of the Sea - The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580 (Crowley Roger)(Paperback / softback)

Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and

Islam and the West: The Making of an Image (Daniel Norman)(Paperback)

The seminal reference book which started the literature on Islam and the West. This classic study by Norman Daniel explores the political and religious considerations behind distorted western views of Islam, examining Christian-Muslim interaction from medieval times to the modern world. First

Useful Enemies: Islam and the Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450-1750 (Malcolm Noel)(Pevná vazba)

From the fall of Constantinople in 1453 until the eighteenth century, many Western European writers viewed the Ottoman Empire with almost obsessive interest. Typically they reacted to it with fear and distrust; and such feelings were reinforced by the deep hostility of Western Christendom towards

War and Peace in Islam: The Uses and Abuses of Jihad (Bin Muhammad Ghazi)(Paperback)

'War and Peace in Islam' reveals the real meaning of jihad and redtifies many of the misunderstandings that surround both it and Islam's relation with the

Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time (Babinger Franz)(Paperback)

From the famous siege of Constantinople in 1453 through the numerous other campaigns that securely established the Ottoman Empire, the events in the life of the emperor Mehmed II are the subject of this classic biography. One of the most important figures in Ottoman history, Mehmed was the

The New Map : Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations - Daniel Yergin

A new type of Cold War is emerging between China and the West. . The global order is being simultaneously shaken by climate change and the shale revolution in oil and gas - and now by the coronavirus. Controversial fracking technology has given America unprecedented leverage as the world's leading

Holy War, Just War: Islam and Christendom at War (De Mattei Roberto)(Paperback)

In these pages, Mattei argues that the best way to approach Islam is to respect it. And to respect it means to accept it for what it is, without 'reinterpreting it and trying to make it what it is not

Persian Fire - The First World Empire, Battle for the West (Holland Tom)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant new account of the world's very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks in

Koran - The Holy Book of Islam with Introduction and Notes(Pevná vazba)

A wonderful translation of the most important Muslim text, The Koran, The Holy Bible of Islam, which was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. The Koran, literally meaning 'The Recitation' it is the central religious text for Muslims. Muslims believe the Koran was verbally revealed by God to the

Covering Islam - How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World (Fully Revised Edition) (Said Edward W)(Paperback / softback)

From the Iranian hostage crisis through the Gulf War and the World Trade Centre bombing, the West has been haunted by a spectre called 'Islam'. As portrayed by the news media - and by a chorus of government, academic and corporate experts - 'Islam' is synonymous with terrorism and religious

Last Clash of the Titans: The Second Coming of Hercules, Leviathan, and Prophetic War Between Jesus Christ and the Gods of Antiquity (Gilbert Derek P.)(Paperback)

Victorian Muslim - Abdullah Quilliam and Islam in the West(Paperback / softback)

A timely reconsideration of the life and times of one of the West's most prominent Muslim

The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700 (Murphy-O'Connor Jerome)(Paperback)

The geographic heart and soul of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, the Holy Land has immense significance for the millions of visitors it has attracted since as early as the fifth century BC. Now in an exciting new edition, this popular handbook once again offers tourists an indispensable,

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Huntington Samuel P.)(Paperback)

Kniha The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order:The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, now even more relevant in the post-September 11 world. A benchmark for informed speculation on those always fascinating questions: Just where are we in history? What hidden

Women, War, and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971 (Saikia Yasmin)(Paperback)

Fought between India and what was then East and West Pakistan, the war of 1971 led to the creation of Bangladesh, where it is remembered as the War of Liberation. For India, the war represents a triumphant settling of scores with Pakistan. If the war is acknowledged in Pakistan, it is cast as an

The Cold War (Lightbody Bradley)(Paperback)

The Cold War examines the complex arguments which divided East and West following the end of the Second World War, and analyzes its eight major phases, including: * the emergence of the Cold War* Coexistence and Detente* Glasnost in the late 1980s.Combining factual overview and background

Brief History of the Hundred Years War - The English in France, 1337-1453 (Seward Mr Desmond)(Paperback / softback)

A Brief History of the Hundred Years War traces the changes that led to France's final victory and brings to life all the intrigue and colour of the last chivalric combats as they gave way to a more brutal modern

Skripal Files - Putin, Poison and the New Spy War (Urban Mark)(Paperback / softback)

From the heart of the cold war to the current hostilities between Russia and the West, this is the definitive account of the events that led to the Skripal

The Transnational and the Local in the Politics of Islam: The Case of West Sumatra, Indonesia (Salim Delmus Puneri)(Pevná vazba)

This book explores the relationship between transnational and local Islam as expressed in public discourse and policy-making, as represented in the local press. It does so against the background of local governments in majority Muslim regions across Indonesia promoting and passing regulations that