Lords of the East: The East India Company and Its Ships [Hardcover]

Jean Sutton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

Roger Scruton argues that to understand adequately the roots of Islamic terrorism, one must understand both the unique historical evolution of the state and the dynamic of globalization. Scruton reveals the philosophical and theological roots of the current clash of civilizations. He addresses issues such as the conflict between Islam and secular law, notions of citizenship, fulfilling the human need for belonging, and why globalization provokes such an apparent desire for revenge against the West in some Islamic minds.;Scruton's narrative raises fundamental questions about the West's ability to recover and defend its own religious heritage while limiting the harmful effects of its decadent hyper-individualism and the culture of repudiation it has sparked both within its own societies and the societies it touches. Finally, Scruton calls for the West to re-examine some of its assumptions about such matters as immigration, multiculturalism, progress and prosperity.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Conway Maritime Press (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851777864
• ISBN-13: 978-0851777863
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,131,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book I've read on the subject!, May 8, 1997

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This review is from: Lords of the East: The East India Company and its ships (Hardcover)

Lords of the East offers a richly illustrated, densely detailed text describing the East India Company from many aspects as it evolved from a handful of adventurers to the backbone of an empire. Everything you wanted to know, from the seamen to the captains, from the ships and yards to the voyages, from the directors and London politics to the Mogul and the Marathas, is here in a slender, handsome volume