TY - BOOK AU - Karsh,Efraim TI - Islamic imperialism: a history SN - 9780300122633 (pbk.) : AV - BP52 .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 -