The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History
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"Superb... A tour de force."
--Ebrahim Moosa
--Washington Post When President Obama visited Cairo to address Muslims worldwide, he followed in the footsteps of countless politicians who have taken the existence of a unified global Muslim community for granted. But as Cemil Aydin explains in this provocative history, it is a misconception to think that the world's 1.5 billion Muslims constitute a single entity. How did this belief arise, and why is it so widespread? The Idea of the Muslim World considers its origins and reveals the consequences of its enduring allure. "Much of today's media commentary traces current trouble in the Middle East back to the emergence of 'artificial' nation states after the fall of the Ottoman Empire... According to this narrative...today's unrest is simply a belated product of that mistake. The Idea of the Muslim World is a bracing rebuke to such simplistic conclusions."
--Times Literary Supplement "It is here that Aydin's book proves so valuable: by revealing how the racial, civilizational, and political biases that emerged in the nineteenth century shape contemporary visions of the Muslim world."
--Foreign Affairs
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0674238176
ISBN13:9780674238176
Release Date:April 2019
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
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