Islam through Western eyes : From the crusades to the war on Terrorism /
Lyons, Jonathan.
Islam through Western eyes : From the crusades to the war on Terrorism / Jonathan Lyons. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2012. - x, 260 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
War without end? -- Foucault's toolbox -- The Western idea of Islam -- Islam and science -- Islam and violence -- Islam and women -- What's wrong with us?.
"In Islam Through Western Eyes, Jonathan Lyons unpacks Western habits of thinking and writing about Islam, conducting a careful analysis of the West's grand totalizing narrative across one thousand years of history. He observes the discourse's corrosive effects on the social sciences, including sociology, politics, philosophy, theology, international relations, security studies, and human rights scholarship. He follows its influence on research, speeches, political strategy, and government policy, preventing the West from responding effectively to its most significant twenty-first-century challenges: the rise of Islamic power, the emergence of religious violence, and the growing tension between established social values and multicultural rights among Muslim immigrant populations."--Jacket.
9780231158947 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231528146 (ebook)
2011024499
015868664 Uk
Islam--21st century.
Islam--Public opinion.
Islamophobia--Europe.
East and West.
Islamismo--Siglo XXI
Islamismo.
Islamismo--Europa--Siglo XXI
Xenofobia--Europa
Islamic countries--Relations--Europe.
Europe--Relations--Islamic countries.
BP 161.3 / L991i 2012
297
Islam through Western eyes : From the crusades to the war on Terrorism / Jonathan Lyons. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2012. - x, 260 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
War without end? -- Foucault's toolbox -- The Western idea of Islam -- Islam and science -- Islam and violence -- Islam and women -- What's wrong with us?.
"In Islam Through Western Eyes, Jonathan Lyons unpacks Western habits of thinking and writing about Islam, conducting a careful analysis of the West's grand totalizing narrative across one thousand years of history. He observes the discourse's corrosive effects on the social sciences, including sociology, politics, philosophy, theology, international relations, security studies, and human rights scholarship. He follows its influence on research, speeches, political strategy, and government policy, preventing the West from responding effectively to its most significant twenty-first-century challenges: the rise of Islamic power, the emergence of religious violence, and the growing tension between established social values and multicultural rights among Muslim immigrant populations."--Jacket.
9780231158947 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780231528146 (ebook)
2011024499
015868664 Uk
Islam--21st century.
Islam--Public opinion.
Islamophobia--Europe.
East and West.
Islamismo--Siglo XXI
Islamismo.
Islamismo--Europa--Siglo XXI
Xenofobia--Europa
Islamic countries--Relations--Europe.
Europe--Relations--Islamic countries.
BP 161.3 / L991i 2012
297