Vartan Gregorian
Author
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
xi, 164 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this survey of Islam, Vartan Gregorian focuses on Muslim diversity and division, portraying the faith and its people as a mosaic, not a monolith." "The book begins with an overview of Islam's tenets, institutions, evolution, and historical role. Gregorian traces its origins and fundamental principles, from Prophet Muhammad's call to faith nearly 1,400 years ago to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, and the subsequent abolition of...
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Series
World's classics volume 496
Everyman's library volume no. 179
Classics of World Literature
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Everyman's library volume no. 179
Classics of World Literature
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Language
English
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In 1831, the then twenty-seven year old Alexis de Tocqueville, was sent with Gustave de Beaumont to America by the French Government to study and make a report on the American prison system. Over a period of nine months the two traveled all over America making notes not only on the prison systems but on all aspects of American society and government. From these notes, Tocqueville wrote "Democracy in America", an exhaustive analysis of the successes...
