by Bernard Lewis · Orion Publishing Group, Limited · tapa dura · ISBN 9780297645481
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«The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror» is the historical essay by Bernard Lewis (Orion Publishing Group, hardcover, 192 pages, in English).
Essay on the historical roots of resentment towards the West in the Islamic world and its terrorist offshoot. Lewis analyzes political Islam in Iran, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism and concepts such as jihad and fatwa. The book spans thirteen centuries, with 20th-century milestones: Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Gulf War and 9/11.
Originally published in 2003.
A read aimed at those seeking an accessible introduction to the conflict between the West and the Islamic world.
Bernard Lewis was a British-American historian specialized in Oriental studies. He was also known as a public intellectual and political commentator. Lewis was the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. Lewis's expertise was in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West.
