by RichardBulliet (Author)
Looks beneath the rhetoric of hatred and misunderstanding to challenge the views of Islamic history. argues that beginning in the 1950's American policymakers misread the Muslim world and, instead of focusing on the growing discontent against the government, saw only a forum for liberal, democratic reforms within those governments.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 13 Aug 2004
ISBN 10: 0231127960
ISBN 13: 9780231127967