Ahmed, Akbar S.

Overview

Works:	221 works in 804 publications in 9 languages and 24,874 library holdings
Genres:	History Biography Documentary films Educational films Internet videos Nonfiction films
Roles:	Author, Editor, Narrator, Host, Commentator, Speaker, Producer, Author of screenplay, Interviewee, Other, Translator, Scientific advisor, Scenarist, Contributor, Director, Performer

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Akbar S Ahmed

Redefining Islamic identity : cosmopolitanism in the theater of Tawfiq Al- Hakim and Akbar Ahmed by Gaber Abdelghaffar Abdelrahman Hasaneen( )
Glories of Islamic art( Visual )
Glories of Islamic Art : Part 3( Visual )
Akbar S. Ahmed pemikir Islam pascamoden by S. M. Zakir( )
Glories of Islamic art( Visual )

Glories of Islamic Art : Part 2( Visual )
Intellectuals and specificities : a study of postcolonial knowledge production by Ziauddin Sardar, Akbar S. Ahmed and Sara Suleri by Saeed Ur-Rehman( )

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Most widely held works by Akbar S Ahmed

Journey into Islam : the crisis of globalization by Akbar S Ahmed( )

16 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 2,531 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Presents a tour of Islam and its peoples as it follows author's anthropological expedition to the three major regions of the Muslim world--the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia. Reveals unique information on large, often misunderstood populations, describing the experiences and perceptions of ordinary Muslims, women, and youth"--Provided by publisher

Journey into America : the challenge of Islam by Akbar S Ahmed( )

13 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 2,492 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Examines American identity as influenced by its founding and history and the diverse Muslim experience in America, as well as the experience of other religious groups, and how each has affected the other"--Provided by publisher

Discovering Islam : making sense of Muslim history and society by Akbar S Ahmed( )

58 editions published between 1987 and 2003 in English and French and held by 2,307 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Now reissued with a new introduction, Discovering Islam is a classic account of how the history of Islam and its relations with the West have shaped Islamic society today. Islam is often caricatured as aggressive and fanatic. Written in the tradition of Ibn Khaldun, this readable and wide-ranging book balances that image, uncovers the roots of Islamic discontent and celebrates the sources of its strength. From the four "ideal Caliphs" who succeeded the Prophet to the refugee camps of Peshawar, an objective picture emerges of the main features of Muslim history and the compulsions of Muslim society

Postmodernism and Islam : predicament and promise by Akbar S Ahmed( )

57 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 2,144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

If you have been puzzled and bewildered by the mixed messages abounding in the relations between Islam and the western world, this is the book for you. A marvellous and accessible guide to one of the great issues in the world today

Islam today : a short introduction to the Muslim world by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

34 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,956 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although there are over one billion Muslims in the world, and over ten million in the West, most discussions of Islam are based on clichés or outright prejudice. This lively and compelling book sets out to bridge the gulf of misunderstanding. Islam, argues Akbar Ahmed, does not mean the subordination of women, contempt for other religions, opposition to the modern world, or barbaric punishments for petty crimes. One cannot fully come to terms with modern Islam without understanding its sources and traditions. -- Description from https://books.google.com (Dec. 11, 2015)

The thistle and the drone : how America's War on Terror became a global war on tribal Islam by Akbar S Ahmed( )

17 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Argues that the campaigns that fall under "The War on Terror" have exacerbated the already-broken relationship between central Islamic governments and the tribal societies within their borders

Resistance and control in Pakistan by Akbar S Ahmed( )

24 editions published between 1991 and 2008 in English and held by 1,298 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this extraordinary book one of the world's leading authorities on Islam explains what is happening in the Muslim world today and assesses the underlying causes

Living Islam : from Samarkand to Stornoway by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

20 editions published between 1993 and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 736 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Islam is the dominant world religion, followed by more than a fifth of the world's population, and Muslims today cover the world, from Samarkand in Central Asia to Stornoway in Scotland. But what is Islam? Its history? Its culture? Its values?

Jinnah, Pakistan and Islamic identity : the search for Saladin by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

23 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in English and French and held by 666 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Four men shaped the end of British rule in India: Nehru, Gandhi, Mountbatten and Jinnah. We know a great deal about the first three, but Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, has mostly either been ignored or in the case of Richard Attenborough's hugely successful film, Gandhi, portrayed as a cold megalomaniac, bent on the bloody partition of India. Akbar Ahmed's major study tells a different story of heroism and tragedy and of backstage manoeuvering among the governing elite of the Raj, and argues for Jinnah's continuing relevance as contemporary Islam debates its future direction

Islam under siege : living dangerously in a post-honor world by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

21 editions published between 2000 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 591 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"This book will help students, scholars of politics, sociology, international relations and cultural studies, and reporters as well as a more general audience interested in some of the most important issues of our time."--Jacket

Journey into Europe : Islam, immigration, and identity by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

7 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An unprecedented, richly detailed, and clear-eyed exploration of Islam in Europe and the place of Islam in European history and civilization

The future of anthropology : its relevance to the contemporary world( Book )

11 editions published between 1993 and 1995 in English and held by 526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Millennium and charisma among Pathans : a critical essay in social anthropology by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

28 editions published between 1976 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 517 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Religion and politics in Muslim society : order and conflict in Pakistan by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

13 editions published between 1983 and 1999 in English and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Islam in tribal societies : from the Atlas to the Indus by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

20 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in English and held by 453 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A lively debate is currently being conducted in the social sciences around the concepts of "tribe", "segmentary societies" and "Islam in society". This wide-ranging collection by thirteen distinguished anthropologists contributes to the debate by examining various segmentary Islamic tribal societies from Morocco to Pakistan. -- Publisher description

After terror : promoting dialogue among civilizations by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

13 editions published between 2005 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Demonstrating the power of dialogue and mutual understanding, as well as suggesting the possibility of tolerance, respect, cooperation and commitment, this text sets out views from some of the greatest thinkers of our time in order to defuse the ticking time-bomb that is global terrorism

Islam, globalization, and postmodernity by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 405 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The outside world now reaches into even the most closeted Muslim home through the various channels of the mass media, but globalization has raised many issues. This work captures and explores some of the debate, uncertainty and conflict generated as Islam moves into the 21st century

The SAGE handbook of Islamic studies by Tamara Sonn( Book )

16 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in English and held by 391 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Edited by Akbar S. Ahmed and Tamara Sonn, this volume provides a concise introdution to Islamic studies

Pukhtun economy and society : traditional structure and economic development in a tribal society by Akbar S Ahmed( Book )

20 editions published between 1980 and 2017 in English and held by 378 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First published in 1980, this groundbreaking Routledge Revival is a reissue of an original and authentic anthropological account of Pukhtun society by Professor Akbar Ahmed. Combining extensive fieldwork data collected among the Mohmand tribe in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan with historical and literary sources, Professor Ahmed's study seeks to construct an ideal-type model of Pukhtun society based on the ideal Code of the Pukhtuns and to analyse the conditions of its maintenance and transformation. The author's thesis is that this ideal model exists within Pukht

Unmanned : America's Drone Wars( Visual )

3 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The film investigates the impact that U.S. drone strikes have across the globe. The film reveals the realities of drone warfare, the violation of international law, the loss of life, and the far-reaching implications for the communities that live under drones

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