The publication of this book honours Professor Carole Hillenbrand's outstanding achievements in and service to Islamic and Middle Eastern Scholarship.It gathers original research from a range of leading international scholars from the UK; Europe and the USA whose chapters throw new light on a set of topics in medieval Islamic history; Islamic doctrine and practice; and the interaction between Islam and the modern world. Seeking to present fresh evidence and engaging ways of looking at old and new material; the authors contribute to a richer understanding of the interaction between historical events; social trends; religious practices and lived experiences in medieval Turkey and Central Asia; Iran and the Arabic-speaking lands. The book also discusses how some of the most abiding themes in the Arab-Islamic tradition continue to resonate in the modern world.The book features contributions from: Julia Bray; Edmund Bosworth; Farhad Daftary; Gerhard Endress; Gary Leiser; Remke Kruk; Charles Melville; A. H. Morton; Ian Netton; Andrew Newman; A. Kevin Reinhart and Yasir Suleiman.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. enlightening and well paced.By NatoIf you live in an environment without much exposure to Asians then how do you view Asian American culture? If television and film is your only contact; then this book may need to be required reading. The exploration of how Asians are portrayed in American media is both terrible and enlightening; which you may not realize until you start reading this book!1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. could be clearer writing styleBy meltoidFor some reason I found the writing style unclear. Like they didnt prove a point before running off to the next one. In a way; it is as if they didn't feel they needed to prove the point but just accept it as fact. They explain it but then do not connect it to important theorists in the field of Ethnic Studies etc so it doesnt have a grounding in a way which doesnt give the reader a sense of completeness and trust with the statements. This is good as an overview of the themes and is in depth about yellow peril and yellow face and other key concepts and terms. But it is not as enjoyable and straightfoward as America on Film by Bernshoff etc all; which is better for a good overview of not only Asians/Asian Amers but other ethnicities; and gender and class as well. So if you want an overview go for America on Film. If you want to more in-depth go for this book... and if you have to read it for a class; then you are stuck with this book!0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Okay book kind of boringBy sunmunkykingI bought this for one of my classes. Our teacher had a read it but to me it was extremely dull and boring. The topic about it was intriguing but reading it was just not for me. Others might find it a good read though.
