Legacy of the Prophet
Subtitle: Despots, Democrats, and the New Politics of Islam
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: March 19, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780813340180
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -; Islam; Islamic studies; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Politics - Current Events; History: World; History; Politics / Current Events; ASIA; Islamic countries; Comparative Religion; History & Theory - General; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Democracy; Political Science / History & Theory; Political Science-Political Ideologies - Democracy; Religion-Comparative Religion; Middle East - General
First sentence: IT WAS A LITTLE BEFORE DAWN, the lightning streaking and shimmering over the Hindu Kush Mountains, when we arrived at the camp of Afghan fighters outside the war-shattered capital of Kabul.