{"product_id":"destiny-disrupted-by-tamim-ansary-9781541706200","title":"Destiny Disrupted","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world\" (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe in the West share a common narrative of world history. However, our story largely omits a whole civilisation whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years, as seen by the Islamic world, from the time of Mohammed through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the events of 9\/11 and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDestiny Disrupted\u003c\/em\u003e, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it. He clarifies why our civilisations grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europe—a place it long perceived as primitive and disorganised—had somehow hijacked destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith sympathy to both Muslim and Western perspectives, \u003cem\u003eDestiny Disrupted\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh and vital perspective on world conflicts we thought we understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340725305580,"sku":"9781541706200","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25140563482736.jpg?v=1772167105","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/destiny-disrupted-by-tamim-ansary-9781541706200","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}