false 27306 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg 27306 21 131885 2000 Islam: A Short History (Modern Library Chronicles) total:639|5:95|4:255|3:242|2:38|1:9| 639 2306 1067 92 2637 3.84 7454 1333 50585224 711391 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 2 1 false Sat Apr 04 21:56:36 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 22:04:19 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 21:56:36 -0700 2009 It's not that she is a bad writer, just an exceptionally boring one. When I listen to 'Islam: A Short History' I feel like I'm being hit by a verbal machine gun fire of names, dates and places. Unfortunately few of these fact 'bullets'...more...]]> 19627835 139695 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 3 1 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 05:17:31 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 00:25:26 -0700 2008 Armstrong's brief (circa 190 pages) history of Islam is necessary reading, but not particularly well written. Her account is based in the fact that there can be no separation of religious from political histories when it comes to Islam: for the Islamic notion of 'salvation' "does not cons...more...]]> 10476852 686971 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 4 1 false Sat Dec 15 15:18:42 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 18:37:50 -0800 2007 Readers seeking a quick but thoughtful introduction to Islam will want to peruse Armstrong's latest offering. In her hallmark stylish and accessible prose, the author of A History of God takes readers from the sixth-century days of the Prophet Muhammad to the present. Arm...more...]]> 3645376 12610 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 4 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 08:39:12 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 07:55:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 46170184 2025913 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 5 0 false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 12 13:22:30 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 13:28:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 12253650 761917 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 3 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jan 11 10:19:07 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 10:25:14 -0800 2008
Also, I was struck with the occasional blatant biases of the work. It's important to r...more...]]> 33211080 88682 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 5 1 false Thu Sep 18 17:59:45 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 17:59:45 -0700 2008
Also this book was written by Karen Armstrong (a monotheist and former nun) before 2001. So it is not a part of the torrent of crappy books on the subject that we saw after sept 11.

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Islam is not inherently violent, and the Quran actually prohibits many of the things the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other musli...more...]]> 25077775 1019174 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 3 0 false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 15:26:05 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 09:01:03 -0700 2008
As usual, Armstrong packs a lot of information into a small pac...more...]]> 8238652 546603 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 0 0 false Thu Oct 25 12:20:55 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 12:25:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 62969489 58348 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 16:58:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 17:00:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 22971402 127606 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 3 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 07:32:52 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 10:07:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12276231 276432 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 14:26:56 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 14:27:12 -0800 2008
I had to read the whole thing for a class but would recommend everyone (who is as clueless as I was prior to reading this) to take one hour out of their life and read Chapter One: Beginnings, wh...more...]]> 73103155 2764972 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 5 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 01 10:23:22 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 10:28:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 59418992 2029713 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 4 0 false Wed Jul 22 10:29:02 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 11:50:22 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 10:29:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42506510 1835167 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 15:54:44 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 15:58:30 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 54457322 1891647 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 1 0 false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 05:08:16 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 05:15:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 60147184 2430874 27306 081296618X 9780812966183 91 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167879920m/27306.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27306.Islam_A_Short_History 3.62 596 3 0 false Thu Jun 18 04:25:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 01:33:52 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=27306