John McHugo (Get this book) A sympathetic, methodical distillation of Arab history that tries to get at the roots of the current East-West dysfunction. British Arabist, lawyer and researcher McHugo refutes Bernard Lewis' claim of a "clash of civilizations," bemoaning the notion as emerging from prejudice and misunderstanding of the original meanings of the terms jihad and crusade. The author includes maps and a glossary of Arabic terms. Purposeful, insightful and tremendously useful, complete with an excellent bibliographic essay.--Kirkus
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