Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Worlds at War: The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West ISBN:0812968905 Author:Pagden, Anthony Publisher:Random House Trade Paperbacks Release Date:2009 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Collectible: Excellent Sku: 2342955 Notes: First printing. Remainder mark. 2009 Trade Paperback. xxv, 625 pp. "Spanning two and a half millennia, Anthony Pagden’s mesmerizing Worlds at War delves deep into the roots of the “clash of civilizations” between East and West that has always been a battle over ideas. It begins with ancient Greece and its epic fight against the Persian Empire, then sweeps to Rome, which created the modern concepts of citizenship and the rule of law. Pagden dramatizes the birth of Christianity in the East and its use in the West as an instrument of government, setting the stage for what would become, and has remained, a global battle of the secular against the sacred. Islam, at first ridiculed in Christian Europe, drives Pope Urban II to launch the Crusades, which transform the relationship between East and West into one of competing religious beliefs. Modern times bring a first world war, which among other things seeks to redesign the Muslim world by force. In our own era, Muslims now find themselves in unwelcoming Western societies, while the West seeks to enforce democracy and its own secular values through occupation in the East. Pagden ends on a cautionary note, warning that terrorism and war will continue as long as sacred and secular remain confused in the minds of so many. Eye-opening and compulsively readable, Worlds at War is a stunning work of history and a triumph of modern scholarship. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Book Title: Worlds at War : the 2500-Year Struggle between East and West
Number of Pages: 656 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2009
Topic: Civilization, Islamic Studies, Earth Sciences / Geography, Imperialism, International Relations / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Christianity / General, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions
Item Height: 1.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Political Science, Social Science, Science, History
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Author: Anthony Pagden
Item Length: 7.7 in
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
