Worlds of Islam

James McDougall

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From its emergence in seventh century Arabia, Islam has been a faith on the move.Over the span of a thousand years, armies, missionaries, and merchants carried it to the edges of Europe, the coasts of Southeast Asia and the remote interior of China. From the Arab caliphate to the Mongol empire, from West Africa to the Philippines, Islam was a world-shaping force. By the nineteenth century, Muslims lived everywhere from South Africa to North America. In the age of European empires, through two World Wars and a Cold War, and into the globalised and fractured 21st century, Muslims lived through global conflicts and everyday struggles for adaptation and survival. Historian James McDougall charts the epic global story of Islam's origins and transformations, as Muslims adapted to their changing times from late antiquity to the digital age, constantly remaking their own worlds as the wider world around them changed.


Author(s): McDougall, James
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 20/01/2026
Pagination: 608 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Allen Lane
Published By: Allen Lane
Book Classification: Islam|History of religion|Social groups: religious groups & communities|General & world history|Middle Eastern history|History: specific events & topics
Dimensions: 244 x 166 x 39
Weight: 1076
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241528488

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