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Tolan, John Victor, 1959–

[Europe et l’islam. English]

Europe and the Islamic world : a history / John Tolan, Gilles Veinstein, and Henry Laurens ; translated by Jane Marie Todd With a Foreword by John L. Esposito.

p. cm.

Henry Laurens’s name appears first on the original French ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-691-14705-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Europe—Relations—Middle East. 2. Middle East—Relations—Europe. 3. Europe—Relations—Islamic countries. 4. Islamic countries—Relations—Europe. 5. Europe—Civilization—Islamic influences. 6. Islamic civilization—Western influences. I. Veinstein, Gilles. II. Laurens, Henry, 1954– III. Todd, Jane Marie, 1957– IV. Title.

DS63.2.E8L3813 2013

303.48'2401767—dc23

2012016021

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Cet ouvrage publié dans le cadre du programme d’aide à la publication bénéficie du soutien du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et du Service Culturel de l’Ambassade de France représenté aux Etats-Unis.

This work received support from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States through their publishing assistance program.

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