H. Sherman - Guide to Library Resources & Research Help
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Cambridge Illustrated History of the Islamic World - Francis Robinson (Ed.)Call Number: DS35.63 .C35 1998x
ISBN: 0521669936
Islamic peoples account for one fifth of the world's population and yet there is widespread misunderstanding in the West of what Islam really is. Francis Robinson and his team set out to address this, revealing the complex and sometimes contrary nature of Muslim culture. As well as taking on the issues uppermost in everyone's minds, 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.
Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization - Seyyed Hossein NasrCall Number: BP163 .N2813 2003
ISBN: 0060507144
In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth: doctrines and beliefs of Islam, practices and institutions, the history of Islam, schools of Islamic thought, the Spiritual and religious significance of Islam.
A History of the Arab Peoples - Albert Habib HouraniCall Number: DS37.7 .H67 2002
ISBN: 0674010175
This is the definitive story of Arab civilization. In a panoramic view encompassing twelve centuries of Arab history and culture, Hourani brilliantly illuminates the people and events that have fundamentally shaped the Arab world.
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