TY - BOOK AU - Karsh,Efraim TI - Islamic imperialism: a history SN - 9780300122633 (pbk.) AV - BP 52 .K37 2007 PY - 2007/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - Islam KW - History KW - Imperialism KW - Jihad KW - Islamic Empire N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The warrior prophet --; The rise and fall of Islam's first empire --; The best of times, the worst of times --; The house of Islam and the house of war --; The last great Islamic empire --; The price of empire --; Mishandling the great game --; The rise of the Arab imperial dream --; An Arab Caesar --; A reckoning of sorts --; The tail that wags the dog --; Renewing the quest for Allah's empire --; Bin Laden's holy war ER -