Islam through Western eyes : from the crusades to the war on terrorism /

"In Islam Through Western Eyes, Jonathan Lyons unpacks Western habits of thinking and writing about Islam, conducting a careful analysis of the West's grand totalizing narrative across one thousand years of history. He observes the discourse's corrosive effects on the social sciences,...

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Main Author: Lyons, Jonathan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:New York : Columbia University Press, [2012], ©2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • War without end?
  • Foucault's toolbox
  • The Western idea of Islam
  • Islam and science
  • Islam and violence
  • Islam and women
  • What's wrong with us?