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The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror

Author: Bernard Lewis
Publisher: Phoenix
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

7 reviews
Sales Rank: 153501

Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.7

ISBN: 0753817527
Dewey Decimal Number: 327
EAN: 9780753817520
ASIN: 0753817527

Publication Date: January 8, 2004
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4 out of 5 stars

Interesting March 19, 2005
6 out of 13 found this review helpful

Got this book to try and get a better understanding of Islam and the history of the religion, found the book to be quite enlightening and didn`t get too much into heavy issues but gave the facts over very well, has it changed my views on Islan?, no not really, am i better informed?, i guess so, worth reading.

2 out of 5 stars

Lewis does it again March 14, 2005
11 out of 28 found this review helpful

Once again Lewis does it - generalise about westeners, muslims etc. Lewis is problematic, in this book too, since he has a tendency to view the Middle East through culturalist glasses. How can anyone seriously believe that the problems of the M.E. today are due to cultural clashes (Huntingtons absurd thesis) or the general, unchanging nature of islam?! Lewis ignore socioeconomical explanations. Furthermore, to present islamism and classical islam as opposed units (false vs. true Islam) is fundamentally wrong, since this relationship will always be dynamic and changing. On facts about classical Islam, Lewis is OK, but when he tries to apply this knowledge to the M.E. today, the result is basically orientalist. Read Lewis only carefully, and after gaining a basic knowledge of today's problems in the M.E.

4 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended March 30, 2004
28 out of 38 found this review helpful

As someone with some familiarity with the Middle East and Islam and keen to know more, this book was perfect. Its style was more journalistic than academic and information and argument were set out clearly and concisely. Bernard Lewis manages to cover a lot of ground in this short book (only about 140 pages). I found the book so interesting that I managed to read it in a day. Perhaps some of the editing was not perfect and often there is a tendency to repeat points or jump around a bit logically, although the indexing and bibliography are good.

Overall, I enjoyed the book for its balance, objectivity, engaging style and excellent content. I definitely feel much more enlightened and I am hoping to read more of Bernard Lewis's writings on the Middle East.

1 out of 5 stars An additional important book on the subject July 14, 2003
6 out of 25 found this review helpful

It was an interesting book but seemed slanted towards one side of the issue. It seems easy to blame the west for what goes on in the mideast . A book I found of particular interest was called "The Everlasting Hatred, the roots of Jihad" and details all of the related facts, it is an important read.

5 out of 5 stars Interesting Reading July 9, 2003
3 out of 5 found this review helpful

Bernard Lewis' slight volume explains the reasons and causes behind the current climate of terrorism and Islamic radicalism. He explains in detail the theory behind Al Qaeda leader Usama Bin Laden's call for jihad, the true nature of the religion of Islam and most interestingly the reason behind many Muslims anti-Americansm and anti- Western thinking.It also discusses the role of the USSR, and sheds insight into how and why American foreign policy came to be the shambles it is today. A fair and unbiased approach, this book is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the true causes of terrorism, distrust and misconceptions associated with Islam and provides a good alternative to the overload of writings blaming Islamic radicalism on anti-semitic and anti-zionist philosophy.