Alan G Jamieson: 3 books
Faith and Sword
A Short History of Christian-Muslim Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2006
In today’s tense geopolitical climate, terrorist groups avow their allegiance to the Islamic faith in their edicts, while the president of the United States undertakes controversial wars in Islamic nations and openly refers to his Christian faith as a key component of his decision-making. With the...
Faith and Sword
A Short History of Christian–Muslim Conflict, Second Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
With the recent surge in terrorist acts and military confrontations, as well as ever-strengthening fundamentalist ideologies, the Christian–Muslim divide is perhaps more visible than ever—but it is not new. Alan G. Jamieson explores here the long and bloody history of the Christian–Muslim conflict,...
Lords of the Sea
A History of the Barbary Corsairs
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2013
The escalation of piracy in the waters east and south of Somalia has led commentators to call the area the new Barbary, but the Somali pirates cannot compare to the three hundred years of terror supplied by the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean and beyond. From 1500 to 1800, Muslim pirates from...