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Britain & Islam - The History From 622 To The Present Day (Hardcover)
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Britain & Islam - The History From 622 To The Present Day (Hardcover)
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An eye-opening history of Britain and the Islamic world-a thousand-year
relationship that is closer, deeper, and more mutually beneficial than
is often recognized
In this broad yet sympathetic survey-ranging from the Crusades to the
modern day-Martin Pugh explores the social, political, and cultural
encounters between Britain and Islam. He looks, for instance, at how
reactions against the Crusades led to Anglo-Muslim collaboration under
the Tudors, at how Britain posed as defender of Islam in the Victorian
period, and at her role in rearranging the Muslim world after 1918.
Pugh argues that, contrary to current assumptions, Islamic groups have
often embraced Western ideas, including modernization and liberal
democracy. He shows how the difficulties and Islamophobia that Muslims
have experienced in Britain since the 1970s are largely caused by an
acute crisis in British national identity. In truth, Muslims have
become increasingly key participants in mainstream British society-in
culture, sport, politics, and the economy.
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