Destiny Disrupted is a must-read for those interested in understanding the Islamic civilization that is often missing in Western narratives. The author presents a unique perspective on world history, covering the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. Ansary highlights how the Islamic world's slow recognition of Europe's rise affected its own destiny, providing readers with a new understanding of the interplay between civilizations.

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We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years. In Destiny Disrupted , Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarifies why our civilizations grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe,a place it long perceived as primitive and disorganized,had somehow hijacked destiny.

Author: Tamim Ansary
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 416
Publisher: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Publication Date: 27 Apr 2010

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