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003			Uk
005			20130131161604.0
008			121106s2012 enk b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781780760230 (hbk.) :
020			_a178076023X (hbk.) :
020			_a9781780760247 (pbk.) :
020			_a1780760248 (pbk.) :
082	0	4	_a297.27 _223 _bRUT
100	1		_aRuthven, Malise. _932286
245	1	0	_aEncounters with Lslam : _bon Religion, Politics and Modernity / _cMalise Ruthven.
260			_aLondon : _bI.B. Tauris, _c2012.
300			_ax, 267 p. ; _c22 cm.
490	0		_aLibrary of modern religion ; _v24
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aA clash of civilisations? -- Faith, power and terror -- Muslim societies -- Iran in focus -- Islam in the West -- Beyond Islam.
520			_aFor many years Malise Ruthven has been at the forefront of discerning commentary on the Islamic world and its relations with the predominantly secularised and Christian societies of the West. Well known for his bold interventions on such issues as the Rushdie affair and publication of The Satanic Verses; the many unresolved questions relating to the Lockerbie bombing; and the globe-changing terrorist attack of 9/11, Ruthven's perceptive writings, particularly those that have appeared in the "New York Review of Books", reliably re-frame difficult issues and problems so that his readers are prompted to look at the challenges afresh. Ruthven is here at his most compelling: he offers astute and topical insights across the whole spectrum of Middle East and Islamic studies. Whether questioning the involvement of Libyan agents in the downing of Pan Am Flight 103; exploring the contested place of women in Islam; or discussing the disputed term Islamofascism (his own), the author's probing, searchlight intelligence aims always to get at the truth of things, regardless of attendant controversy.--provided by publisher.
650		0	_aIslam. _932287
650		0	_aCulture conflict. _922780
650		0	_aIslam _xRelations. _932288
650		0	_aIslamic fundamentalism. _932289
650		0	_aEast and West. _932290
650		0	_aIslam and state. _932291
653			_bPol _cJanuary2013
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999			_c17203 _d17175