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#1935400 in Books Tolan John 2015-11-17Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.21 x 1.10 x 6.14l; .0 #File Name: 0691168571488 pagesEurope and the Islamic World A History
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Such a wonderfully well-written scholarly work - three authorsBy Elanora R.Such a wonderfully well-written scholarly work - three authors; each one as good as the other; tackling three eras in european-islamic relations. This is very valuable reading for anyone interested in the progression of European history; as various nations and peoples (both Christian and Islamic) have bumped against one another in their struggles for power and influence.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Ebb and Flow of Human KnowledgeBy Robert LeblingThis book is a collaboration by three accomplished Western historians – one American and two French. It seeks to demonstrate through historical analysis that Islam and the West are part of the same culture; and that there has never been a “clash of civilizations†(an influential if controversial theory propounded in 1993 by Samuel Huntington).The authors instead lean toward Richard Bulliet’s theory of the “Islamo-Christian civilization;†drawing on the religious; cultural and intellectual heritage of the ancient Mediterranean and the Middle East and fostered by centuries of migration and trade.They do not set forth a grand theory or manifesto; instead they concentrate on the nitty-gritty of history; the down-to-earth interactions that make up the bigger picture: for example; dealings between the Genoese and Tunisians; the Catalans and Maghrebis; and the influential cultural capitals Constantinople and Alexandria.Tolan; in the first part of the book; focuses on the medieval period; Veinstein follows with chapters on the 15th-18th centuries and Laurens then focuses on the contemporary era.They show that the Mediterranean and the Middle East were in a constant state of cross-fertilization. The classical Greeks learned science and art from ancient Babylon and Egypt. A millennium and a half later; the Muslim Abbasid empire; based in Mesopotamia; translated Greek classics into Arabic and reabsorbed their knowledge into the Middle East. These three authors demonstrate that the ebb and flow of human knowledge; culture and social relationships is massively tidal and ultimately relentless.(A version of this review appeared in Aramco World Magazine; Mar/Apr 2015.)0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy GFNThanks
