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020			_a9780195130768
040			_aMIUC _beng _cMIUC
082	0		_a327.4017671
100	1		_91781 _aEsposito, John L.
245	1	0	_aThe Islamic threat : _bmyth or reality? / _cJohn L. Esposito.
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aNew York ; _aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _cc1999.
300			_a xvi, 328 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. Contemporary Islam: reformation or revolution? -- 2. Islam and the West: roots of conflict, cooperation, and confrontation -- 3. The West triumphant: Muslim responses -- 4. Islam and the State: dynamics of the resurgence -- 5. Islamic organizations: soldiers of God -- 6. Islam and the West: a clash of civilizations?
520			_aAre Islam and the West on a collision course? From the Ayatollah Khomeini to Saddam Hussein, the image of Islam as a militant, expansionist, and rabidly anti-American religion has gripped the minds of Western governments and media. But these perceptions stem from a long history of mutual distrust, criticism, and condemnation, and are far too simplistic to help us understand one of the most important political issues of our time.
650		0	_9950 _aIslam _y20th century
651		0	_91782 _aIslamic countries _xRelations _zEurope
651		0	_9948 _aEurope _xRelations _zIslamic countries
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