The Crisis of Islam Audiobook by Bernard Lewis

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/31/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Crisis of Islam Subtitle: Holy War and Unholy Terror Author: Bernard Lewis Narrator: Bernard Lewis Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 03-28-03 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 638 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Crisis of Islam ranges widely through 13 centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the 20th century leading up to the bitter and violent confrontations of today. The Second World War, the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and the September 11th attacks on the United States have all shaped Muslim perceptions in important ways. While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber. Bernard Lewis helps us understand the reasons for the increasingly dogmatic rejection of modernity by many in the Muslim world in favor of a return to a sacred past. Based on his George Polk Award-winning article for The New Yorker, The Crisis of Islam is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what Osama bin Ladin represents and why his murderous message resonates so widely in the Islamic world. Critic Reviews: "Remarkably succinct...offers a long view in the midst of so much short-termism and confusing punditry. Lewis has done us all - Muslim and non-Muslim alike - a remarkable service." (The New York Times Book Review) "A timely and provocative contribution to the current raging debate about the tensions between the West and the Islamic world." (Business Week)