Artillery of heaven: American missionaries and the failed conversion of the Middle East
Mather's America -- "The grammar of heresy" : coexistence in an Ottoman Arab world -- The flying of time -- The artillery of heaven -- An Arab puritan -- The apotheosis of American exceptionalism -- The vindication of Asad Shidyaq
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, NY [u.a.]
Cornell Univ. Press
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | Artillery of heaven. American missionaries and the failed conversion of the Middle East. By Ussama Makdisi. Pp. xi+262 incl. frontispiece and 12 figs. Ithaca–London: Cornell University Press, 2008. 35. 978 0 8014 4621 4 (2009) (Wybrew, Hugh)
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| Edition: | 1. paperback printing |
| Series/Journal: | The United States in the world
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Near East
/ Mission (international law
/ USA
/ Protestantism
/ History 1810-1860
B Near East / American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions / History 1810-1860 |
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| Summary: | Mather's America -- "The grammar of heresy" : coexistence in an Ottoman Arab world -- The flying of time -- The artillery of heaven -- An Arab puritan -- The apotheosis of American exceptionalism -- The vindication of Asad Shidyaq |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0801475759 |