Worlds at war : the 2,500-year struggle between East and West
/ Anthony Pagden
- 1st ed
- New York : Random House , c2008.
- xxv, 625 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [583]-601) and index.
"The wars between East and West have not only been the longest and most costly in human history, they have also formed the West's vision of itself as independent, free, secular, and now democratic. They have shaped, and continue to shape, the nature of the modern world."--BOOK JACKET.
9781400060672
2007012878
East and West Culture conflict----History Christianity and other religions----Islam----History Imperialism----History Muslims Islam Balance of power