... Authors Fred James Hill and Nicholas Awde obviously took these difficulties into account when developing this text on the history of the Islamic world, for it is exceptionally readable and accessible to the Western audience, its intended group.
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Educational and interesting Review ofA History of the Islamic World - Fred James Hill, Nicholas Awdeby
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Advantages: A good overview and general survey Disadvantages: Could get into a bit more depth at times
...Western readers have when confronting a topic such as the history of Islam include difficult names for people (to the Western ear), unfamiliar place names (some less unfamiliar now due to the Western attention focussed upon the Middle East at present), and unusual theological concepts and practices that don't always neatly relate to Western ideas of philosophy and religion. Authors Fred James Hill and Nicholas Awde obviously took these difficulties ... ...written then with somewhat of a bias, which is admitted early in the text. This is both a history and a celebration of Islamic culture; whereas often history of non-Western societies is an add-on to the overall 'march of history' narratives popular in school texts and other books, this book treats Islamic history as a history in its own right. The history overlaps with the Western culture, and this is explored in good detail (particularly the Spanish ...
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