European perceptions of Islam and America from Saladin to George W. Bush
Subtitle: Europe's fragile ego uncovered
By: Peter O'Brien.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Islam -- Public opinion -- History; Islamic countries -- Foreign public opinion, European; United States -- Foreign public opinion, European; Islamic countries -- Relations -- Europe; Europe -- Relations -- Islamic countries; Europe -- Relations -- United States; United States -- Relations -- Europe
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Eurocentrism. Introduction; title: The quest for subjective eurocentrism; title: Rival to the east; title: The discovery of Islamic superiority (1095-1453); title: Lingering Asian superiority; title: Rival to the west; title: The real American Revolution (1776-1820); title: America ascendant (1820-1918); title: World America (1918-present).