$15.95

New Trade Paper

Ships in 1 to 3 days

Qty	Store	Section
25	Local Warehouse	World History- General
10	Remote Warehouse	World History- General

Receive an email when this ISBN is available used.

This title in other editions

• Backorder, Compact Disc, $27.25
• Backorder, MP3 CD, $27.25
• Backorder, Compact Disc, $81.95

Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

by Tamim Ansary

Average based on 1 comment. Synopses & Reviews Read the exclusive essays by Tamim Ansary: 2009 and 2012 Customer Comments (1) ISBN13: 9781586488130 ISBN10: 1586488139 All Product Details

 

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

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.

Synopsis:

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.

back to top

About the Author

Tamim Ansary is the author of the memoir West of Kabul, East of New York, co-author with Farah Ahmadi of the New York Times bestseller The Other Side of the Sky, and has been a major contributing writer to several secondary school history textbooks. Ansary is director of the San Francisco Writers Workshop.

back to top

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!

Average customer rating based on 1 comment:

---

racewalkeranne, September 20, 2011 (view all comments by racewalkeranne)
The author of Destiny Disrupted picked me up and set me down 180 degrees from my home and enabled me to view the world from the perspective of the Muslim world. His historical account of the origins and growth of Islam is given without a lot of value judgments. It helps me understand the perspective of modern-day Muslims on some of today's challenges.

Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)

report this comment

back to top

Product Details

ISBN:

9781586488130

Author:

Ansary, Tamim

Publisher:

PublicAffairs

Subject:

World - General

Subject:

Islamic Studies

Subject:

General History

Subject:

World History-General

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Publication Date:

20100431

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

30 maps throughout

Pages:

416

Dimensions:

8.25 x 5.5 in 14.5 oz

back to top

Other books you might like

1. 
   The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery

   

   Used Trade Paper $5.50
   
2. 
   Starclimber Kenneth Oppel

   

   Used Hardcover $9.95
   
3. 
   Nation Terry Pratchett

   

   Sale Trade Paper $4.98
   
4. 
   The Taliban and the Crisis of... Robert D Crews Used Hardcover $4.95
   
5. 
   Shapes: Nature's Patterns: A... Philip Ball New Trade Paper $18.95
   
6. 
   Decoding the Heavens: A... Jo Marchant Sale Trade Paper $7.98
   

Related Subjects

Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes New Trade Paper Tamim Ansary

0 stars - 0 reviews

$15.95 In Stock

Product details 416 pages PublicAffairs - 2010-04-00 English 9781586488130 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Hold All,

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.