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A preeminent Middle East scholar argues that beginning in the 1950s many U.S.observers have misread the Muslim world. Instead of focusing on the growingdiscontent with unpopular governments U.S. policymakers have seen only a forumfor liberal democratic reforms within those governments. By fostering sloganslike clash of civilizations and what went wrong Americans continue tomisrepresent the Muslim world. Richard W. Bulliet offers fresh historicalperspectives on the development of Islamic and Christian civilizations as wellas U.S.Muslim relations. His work provides the intellectual groundwork uponwhich to build a peaceful and democratic future in the Muslim world. «
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