Awards

• Nominated for Albert Hourani Book Award 2009
• Nominated for George L. Mosse Prize 2010
• Nominated for James Henry Breasted Prize 2010
• Nominated for James P. Hanlan Book Award 2009

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Almond draws on a multitude of sources to create an alternate history of interactions between Christians and Muslims in Europe over 800 years, boldly concentrating on unity and collaboration instead of friction and division. His approach shows how Muslims were a vital and regular part of Europe and its true history, not the European history he believes is being airbrushed to exclude Jews and Muslims...Almond chastises those who promote stereotypes--such as the Terrible Turks--and suggests that the goal of such government and media-propagated mythologizing is to use Muslims to distract from problems within modern-day society and governance. Publishers Weekly 20090309

An excellent history, it is at the same time high drama, with characters noble and base, involved in the adventure of their lives. These are astonishing materials presented through careful and reliable scholarship. A most unusual gem of a book full of human stories told with lucidity and charm. -- Nur Yalman Almond draws on a multitude of sources to create an alternate history of interactions between Christians and Muslims in Europe over 800 years, boldly concentrating on unity and collaboration instead of friction and division. His approach shows how Muslims were a vital and regular part of Europe and its true history, not the European history he believes is being airbrushed to exclude Jews and Muslims...Almond chastises those who promote stereotypes--such as the Terrible Turks--and suggests that the goal of such government and media-propagated mythologizing is to use Muslims to distract from problems within modern-day society and governance. * Publishers Weekly *

Author Information

Ian Almond is Associate Professor at Georgia State University and author of Sufism and Deconstruction and The New Orientalists.

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