Islam

History, Religion, and Politics

By: Tamara Sonn

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Paperback | 27 November 2015 | Edition Number 3

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224 Pages

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Revised

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22.35 x 14.22 x 1.52

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Now available in a fully-revised and updated third edition, Islam: History, Religion and Politics, provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the core teachings, historical development, and contemporary public struggles of Islam.

Features a new chapter on the Arab Spring and the ongoing struggles for representative governance throughout the Muslim world
Includes up-to-date analysis of the civil wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, including the rise of terrorist groups like Boko Haram and ISIS
Spans Islamic history from the life of Muhammad and the birth of Islamic ideals, through Islamâs phenomenal geographical expansion and cultural development, to the creation of modern states and its role in todayâs global society
Written by a leading scholar of Islamic studies

Industry Reviews

Tamara Sonn has given us a superbly written, thoroughly researched, and insightful book that provides an excellent study of one of the world's great faiths. It is an important work that should be read by all who want a true and in-depth understanding of a religion and culture that has a critical role in driving events touching all of us today. General Anthony C. Zinni USMC

Tamara Sonn's significantly revised edition of Islam: History, Religion, and Politics assures its continued value and relevance as a major comprehensive brief history of Islam and Muslims from the rise and development of Islam to contemporary Islamic thought and politics. John L Esposito, Georgetown University

Tamara Sonn has undertaken a herculean task: explaining and interpreting Islam, its practice in Muslim societies, its historical origins and trajectory, its core doctrines and eschatology, and its engagement with politics and modernity, for a general audience. She accomplishes this with a unique clarity, insight and objectivity that makes this book an important contribution to our contemporary world. As long as Islam and Muslims are in the news, this book will serve an excellent resource for students, the media and the broader reading public. Nader Hashemi, University of Denver

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