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A broad-ranging assessment of relations between the Muslim and Western worlds in the contemporary era set in the context of the way these have evolved historically. Arguing that the relations have been marked by long periods of peaceful coexistence, but also by many instances of tension, hostility, and mutual recrimination, Amin Saikal assesses the impact of the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict, the consequences of the Iranian revolution and of the wars in the Gulf and Afghanistan, and charts a course for future co-existence.
Review Quotes
1. "At once engagingly written and worthy of the most serious scholarly attention...an illuminating portrayal of Islam" --Professor Richard A. Falk, Princeton University
.,."a book with a brave agenda addressed at a wide intelligent audience of non-specialists..."-- R. D. McChesney, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, New York University and editor "Iranian Studies"
"Anyone who wishes to understand the contemporary world, must heed Professor Saikal's argument." -Professor Robert G. Gilpin Jr., Princeton University
2. "At once engagingly written and worthy of the most serious scholarly attention...an illuminating portrayal of Islam" --Professor Richard A. Falk, Princeton University
., ."a book with a brave agenda addressed at a wide intelligent audience of non-specialists..."-- R. D. McChesney, Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, New York University and editor "Iranian Studies"
"Anyone who wishes to understand the contemporary world, must heed Professor Saikal's argument." -Professor Robert G. Gilpin Jr., Princeton University
