The Assassins - Couverture souple

Lewis, Bernard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195205502 ISBN 13 : 9780195205503

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1987

Synopsis

Book by Lewis Bernard

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Assassins is a comprehensive, readable, and authoritative account of history's first terrorists. An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make systematic use of murder as a political weapon. Established in Iran and Syria in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, they aimed to overthrow the existing Sunni order in Islam and replace it with their own. They terrorized their foes with a series of dramatic murders of Islamic leaders, as well as of some of the Crusaders, who brought their name and fame back to Europe.Professor Lewis traces the history of this radical group, studying its teachings and its influence on Muslim thought. Particularly insightful in light of the rise of the terrorist attacks in the U.S. and in Israel, this account of the Assassins--whose name is now synonymous with politically motivated murderers--places recent events in historical perspective and sheds new light on the fanatic mind.

Biographie de l'auteur

Bernard Lewis, author of What Went Wrong?, The Middle East, The Muslim Discovery of Europe, The Arabs in History, and many other books, is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0195205502
• ISBN 13: 9780195205503
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 8
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible