Islamic imperialism
Subtitle: from Muhammad to Bin Laden
By: Efraim Karsh.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Haven and London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Islam -- History.; Imperialism -- History.; Jihad.; Islamic Empire -- History.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The warrior prophet; title: The rise and fall of Islam's first empire; title: The best of times, the worst of times; title: The house of Islam and the house of war; title: The last great islamic empire; title: The price of empire; title: Mishandling the great game; title: The rise of the Arab imperial dream; title: An Arab Caesar; title: A reckoning of sorts; title: The tail that wags the dog; title: Renewing the quest for Allah's empire; title: Bin Laden's holy war.