For more than a millennium; Islam has been a vital part of Western civilization. Today; however; it is sometimes assumed that Islam is a foreign element inside the West; and even that Islam and the West are doomed to be in perpetual conflict. The need for accurate; reliable scholarship on this topic has never been more urgent.The Bloomsbury Reader on Islam in the West brings together some of the most important; up-to-date scholarly writings published on this subject. The Reader explores not only the presence of Muslim religious practitioners in Europe and the Americas but also the impact of Islamic ideas and Muslims on Western politics; societies; and cultures. It is ideal for use in the university classroom; with an extensive introduction by Edward E. Curtis IV and a timeline of key events in the history of Islam in the West. A brief introduction to the author and the topic is provided at the start of each excerpt. Part 1; on the history of Islam in the West; probes the role of Muslims and the significance of Islam in medieval; early modern; and modern settings such as Islamic Spain; colonial-era Latin America; sixteenth-century France; nineteenth-century Crimea; interwar Albania; the post-World War II United States; and late twentieth-century Germany. Part 2 focuses on the contemporary West; examining debates over Muslim citizenship; the war on terrorism; anti-Muslim prejudice; and Islam and gender; while also providing readers with a concrete sense of how Muslims practise and live out Islamic ideals in their private and public lives.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Simple but rugged and effective...By HMS WarspiteThe Mosin-Nagant rifle is one of those simple but reasonably effective weapons that have a service lifetime spanning decades and multiple wars. First fielded in 1891 for the Imperial Russian Army; it would go on to see service with the Russian and Imperial German armies in World War I; the Republican forces of the Spanish Civil War; and with the Soviet Army in World War II. Examples showed up in Vietnam and continue to be used in various Third Word insurgences. Even U.S. forces stationed in Russia at the close of World War I found a use for the Mosin Nagant rifle."The Mosin-Nagant Rifle" is an Osprey Weapon Series book; enthusiastically authored by Bill Harriman; with illustrations by Johnny Shumate and Alan Gilliland. The author discussed the development of the Mosin-Nagant Rifle; its long usage in and out of combat; and its impact; especially as compared with contemporarily fielded rifles. The narrative is nicely supported by period and modern photographs and illustrations. The author has also covered the supporting elements for the rifle: its bayonet; its ammunition; even its cleaning kits. Highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. High Quality BookBy ReviewI highly recommend this book. Its fun to read and has a lot of interesting information about the Mosin-Nagant rifle. The book has a lot of great pictures; diagrams; and comparisons that make it really fun to read and look at. If you own a Mosin-Nagant or just like reading about the history of weapons I highly recommend this. I will be buying more books from them in the future.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Collector book.By Dennis HoffmannI'm a collector and I wanted a book that gets me into the details of the rifle book with accurate specifications; tables; drawings; and photos. was well conceived showing variants by country; as well as; the stepper motors it had any reviews about it. I believe that the symbols the pictures and other information that was provided by the author does a good job getting to understand what Use of this book to compare various configuration by country Good introduction and historically accurate. Variants by rifle and country. Reasons why various countries made changes to support their missions and improve fighting.
