A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity Jorge Luis Borges But despite his astonishing ambition

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A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity Jorge Luis Borges But despite his astonishing ambitionThis book describes and explains the major events, personalities, conflicts, and convergences that have shaped the history of the Muslim world. The body of the book takes readers from the origins of Islam to the eve of the nineteenth century, and an epilogue continues the story to the present day. Michael Cook thus provides a broad history of a civilization remarkable for both its unity and diversity. After setting the scene in the Middle East of late