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| | 2. |  | Islam: A Very Short Introduction
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $5.72
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I read "Islam: A Very Short Introduction" for a class I am taking on Islam in Africa. I was really hoping to gain more knowledge on the religion that over 1.6 billion people practice. Also, I wanted to learn about the differences between "true" Islam, and the Islam of the fanatical fundamentalists... more info
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| | 3. |  | Historical Atlas of Islam
from Harvard University Press
Price: $25.55
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It's a religion holding over 6 billion believers plus it's one of the great civilizations of the world - yet Islam remains puzzling to a majority of Westerners, and scholarly histories only increase the mystery. Malise Ruthven and Azim Nanji's HISTORICAL ATLAS OF ISLAM solve this confusion in... more info
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| | 4. |  | Islam in the World
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $13.57
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The urgent need for Americans to understand the basic beliefs and history of Islam has been self-evident since the beginning of the conflict established by radical Islamists attacking the United States with such devastating consequences on September 11, 2001. Now in an updated and expanded third... more info
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| | 6. |  | Fundamentalism: The Search For Meaning
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $16.95
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This is an extended essay on the nature of fundamentalism, its historical roots and its relationship to religion and nationalism. The book is not just about Islamic fundamentalism, but rather fundamentalism as a 'family' including Christian, Jewish, and other siblings
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| | 10. |  | Torture: The grand conspiracy
from Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Ruthven's book on torture has some valuable insights. For example, Ruthven discloses that Jeremy Bentham defended torture in some circumstances. Bentham is sometimes given undeserved credit as a progressive force in Anglo-American jurisprudence, and it is good to see him taken down a peg... more info
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