Europe and the Islamic World: A History Book

Foreword by John L. Esposito vii

General Introduction 1

Part I: Saracens and Ifranj: Rivalries,Emulation, and Convergences

By John Tolan

• 1. The Geographers' World: From Arabia Felix to the Balad al-Ifranj
  (Land of the Franks) 11
• 2. Conquest and Its Justifications: Jihad, Crusade, Reconquista 27
• 3. The Social Inferiority of Religious Minorities: Dhimmis and Mudejars 49
• 4. In Search of Egyptian Gold: Traders in the Mediterranean 70
• 5. On the Shoulders of Giants: Transmission and Exchange of Knowledge 87

Part II: The Great Turk and Europe

By Gilles Veinstein

• Introduction to Part II: Continuity and Change in Geopolitics 111
• 6. The Ottoman Conquest in Europe 120
• 7. Ottoman Europe: An Ancient Fracture 149
• 8. Antagonistic Figures 163
• 9. The Islamic-Christian Border in Europe 186
• 10. Breaches in the Conflict 206

Part III: Europe and the Muslim World in the Contemporary Period

By Henry Laurens

• Introduction to Part III 257
• 11. The Eighteenth Century as Turning Point 259
• 12. Civilization or Conquest? 277
• 13. The Age of Reform 295
• 14. The Age of Empire 322
• 15. The First Blows to European Domination 338
• 16. The Great War and the Beginning of Emancipation 360
• 17. Contemporary Issues 387

Notes 405

Selected Bibliography 439

Index 445