Islam and the West

An important volume by scholars who have long been involved in Christian-Muslim studies. Divided into two parts - theoretical and case studies - the book covers a lot of ground. Among the issues are the general attitude of Islam to the West, roots of violence and extremism in the Abrahamic religions, the evolution of American and British Muslim responses to 9/11 and Israel as a focus of Muslim resentment. The book is closed by a brilliant overview of the themes presented, drawing together a number of significant threads.