Islam through Western eyes [electronic resource] : from the crusades to the war on terrorism / Jonathan Lyons.

9780231528146 (electronic book)
9780231158947

New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.

English

1 online resource (x, 260 p.)

BP161.3 .L96 2012eb

303.48/2176701821

"In Islam Through Western Eyes, Jonathan Lyons unpacks Western habits of thinking and writing about Islam, conducting a careful analysis of the West's grand totalizing narrative across one thousand years of history. He observes the discourse's corrosive effects on the social sciences, including sociology, politics, philosophy, theology, international relations, security studies, and human rights scholarship. He follows its influence on research, speeches, political strategy, and government policy, preventing the West from responding effectively to its most significant twenty-first-century challenges: the rise of Islamic power, the emergence of religious violence, and the growing tension between established social values and multicultural rights among Muslim immigrant populations."--book jacket.

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