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100		1	_aROBINSON Francis (ed.)
245		0	_aThe Cambridge illustrated history of the Islamic world
260			_aCambridge: _bCambridge University Press, _c1996
300			_a328p.
520			_aIt looks at issues such as the role of religious and political fundamentalism, they demonstrate the importance of commerce; literacy and learning; Islamic art; the effects of immigration, exodus, and conquest; and the roots of current crises in the Middle East, Bosnia, and the Gulf. Throughout, emphasis is placed on the interaction between Islam and the West, from the first Latin translations of the Quran to the fatwa on Salman Rushdie. This elegant book deliberately sets out to dismantle the Western impression of Islam as a monolithic world and replace it with a balanced view, from current issues of fundamentalism to its dynamic culture and art.
650			_aISLAMIC WORLD
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