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Destiny Disrupted

A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

by Tamim Ansary
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Destiny Disrupted, “a must-read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world,” (San Francisco Chronicle) tells the history of the world from the Islamic point of view, and restores the centrality of the Muslim perspective, ignored for a thousand years.
In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history with the evolution of the Muslim community at the center. His story moves from the lifetime of Mohammed through a succession of far-flung empires, to the tangle of modern conflicts that culminated in the events of 9/11. He introduces the key people, events, ideas, legends, religious disputes, and turning points of world history, imparting not only what happened but how it is understood from the Muslim perspective.
He clarifies why two great civilizations—Western and Muslim—grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe—a place it long perceived as primitive—had somehow hijacked destiny.
With storytelling brio, humor, and evenhanded sympathy to all sides of the story, Ansary illuminates a fascinating parallel to the narrative usually heard in the West. Destiny Disrupted offers a vital perspective on world conflicts many now find so puzzling.

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  • Release date

    April 28, 2009

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781610398930

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780786741502

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780786741502
      • File size: 4818 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from May 1, 2014

      Questioning the idea that postindustrial democracy is the endpoint of social evolution, Ansary offers an alternative history that is "neither a textbook nor a thesis" but "more like what I'd tell you if we met in a coffeehouse."

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  • English

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