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Europe and the Islamic World: A History

Europe and the Islamic World: A History Book Reviews 117 addition to any academic library. Researchers and students alike will profit from reading this collection. W. MATT MALCZYCKI Auburn University, AL, USA WMM0002@auburn.edu © 2014, W. Matt Malczycki http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09503110.2014.878445 JOHN TOLAN,GILLES VEINSTEIN, and HENRY LAURENS (authors); JANE MARIE TODD (translator); foreword by JOHN L. ESPOSITO, 2013 Princeton, NJ, and Oxford: Princeton University Press xi + 478 pp. US$39.50/£27.95 (hardback) ISBN 9780691147055 It is a bold move to produce a general history of European–Islamic relations from the early medieval period through to the present day. Leaping across 1400 years of history in a single tome is a challenging business under any conditions, but this is particularly the case for so contested a topic. Naturally this task has been attempted before with mixed success by authors from many different schools of thought, some of whom have more visible agendas than others. Nevertheless, Europe and the Islamic World succeeds where many have failed. It provides a coherent and – for the most part – lucid account of relations between these societies, offering both a central nar- rative spine and some thought-provoking digressions into more thematic topics. The authors are self-conscious in their presentation of the many perspectives and view- http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

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© 2014 Nicholas Morton
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Book Reviews 117 addition to any academic library. Researchers and students alike will profit from reading this collection. W. MATT MALCZYCKI Auburn University, AL, USA WMM0002@auburn.edu © 2014, W. Matt Malczycki http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09503110.2014.878445 JOHN TOLAN,GILLES VEINSTEIN, and HENRY LAURENS (authors); JANE MARIE TODD (translator); foreword by JOHN L. ESPOSITO, 2013 Princeton, NJ, and Oxford: Princeton University Press xi + 478 pp. US$39.50/£27.95 (hardback) ISBN 9780691147055 It is a bold move to produce a general history of European–Islamic relations from the early medieval period through to the present day. Leaping across 1400 years of history in a single tome is a challenging business under any conditions, but this is particularly the case for so contested a topic. Naturally this task has been attempted before with mixed success by authors from many different schools of thought, some of whom have more visible agendas than others. Nevertheless, Europe and the Islamic World succeeds where many have failed. It provides a coherent and – for the most part – lucid account of relations between these societies, offering both a central nar- rative spine and some thought-provoking digressions into more thematic topics. The authors are self-conscious in their presentation of the many perspectives and view-

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