Author: | David Motadel | ISBN: | 9780674744950 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | November 30, 2014 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | David Motadel |
ISBN: | 9780674744950 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication: | November 30, 2014 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
Language: | English |
With troops fighting in regions populated by Muslims from the Sahara to the Caucasus, Nazi officials saw Islam as a powerful force with the same enemies as Germany: the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Jews. David Motadel provides the first comprehensive account of Berlin’s ambitious attempts to build an alliance with the Islamic world.
With troops fighting in regions populated by Muslims from the Sahara to the Caucasus, Nazi officials saw Islam as a powerful force with the same enemies as Germany: the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Jews. David Motadel provides the first comprehensive account of Berlin’s ambitious attempts to build an alliance with the Islamic world.