God, nation, and race in world history Lieberman, Benjamin David 1962- creator text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic books. mdu Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ©2013 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource. For centuries conquerors, missionaries, and political movements acting in the name of a single god, nation, or race have sought to remake human identities. Tracing the rise of exclusive forms of identity over the past 1500 years, this innovative book explores both the creation and destruction of exclusive identities. Benjamin Lieberman focuses on two critical phases of world history: the age of holy war and conversion, and the age of nationalism and racism. He convincingly shows that efforts to transplant and expand new identities have paradoxically generated long periods of. Building the realm of Islam -- Word and sword in the making of Christian Europe -- Spain and Catholic empire in the New World -- Islam in India -- Settler society and populist imperialism -- Nationalizing states and traitor peoples in the shatter zone of empires -- The contradictions of racial empire. Benjamin Lieberman. Includes bibliographical references and index. Identification (Religion) Identification Islam HISTORY World Identification Identification (Religion) Islam BL53 .L47 2013 909 Lieberman, Benjamin David, 1962- (DLC) 2012041179 (OCoLC)811598035 9781442213951 1442213957 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=548184 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=548184 N$T 130402 20200709055749.0 ocn834588459 eng