The Great Confrontation: Europe and Islam Through the Centuries

by Ilya V. Gaiduk

Book Overview

At first glance the history of relations between Europe and Islam seems to be filled only with armed conflict, victories, and defeats--a record that would confirm the idea of an implacable hostility between two civilizations that has endured for centuries and today manifests itself in the terrorist acts of radical Muslims and their organizations. But an attentive and objective study of this history reveals numerous features of peaceful coexistence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566635357
• ISBN13: 9781566635356
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"