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082 0 0 _a210.423
_bM J A
100 1 _aAkbar, M. J.
245 1 4 _aThe shade of swords :
_bJihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity /
_cM.J. Akbar.
250 _aFirst Edition.
264 3 1 _aLondon, New York, New Delhi :
_bRoutledge,
_c2003.
300 _axxv, 338 pages.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
500 _a"Updated to include the second Gulf War."--Cover, p. [1].
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-287) and index.
505 0 _aChapter and verse -- The joys of death : a bargain with Allah -- Rebellions in the dark of the night -- A map of Islam -- Circle of hell -- Allah! Muhammad! Saladin! -- The doors of Europe -- Jihad in the east : a crescent over Delhi -- The holy sea : pepper and power -- The bargain goes sour -- The wedge and the gate -- History as anger, Jihad as non-violence -- Islam in danger zone -- Jinnah redux and the age of Osama -- Saddam, Bush and the Shia Jihad.
650 1 4 _aJihad
650 1 4 _aIslam
650 1 4 _aSocial conflict
650 1 4 _aReligion
650 1 4 _aChristianity and other religions
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0651/2003058644-d.html
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1113/2003058644-b.html
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