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In 1993 Samuel P. Huntington turned conventional political wisdom on its head by arguing in a provocative essay that the secularized West and the fundamentalist Islamic world were destined to clash-a clash of civilizations. At about the same time, veteran journalist and foreign policy expert Eric S. Margolis was arguing virtually the same point-but from a unique vantage point: inside and on the ground in the Muslim world itself. American Raj: Liberation or Domination? is the culmination of all those years of feet-on-the-ground reporting and analysis-many of them spent actually fighting alongside mujahedeen-as well as a lifetime of insight into the complex reality of the way the Muslim world really operates. It is a masterful synthesis of experience and insight that answers the most pressing questions we in the West confront: Why does the Muslim world distrust us? Is the idea of a secular Muslim world-especially one based on the western model-realistic? Has ideology blinded Western powers to both political and historical reality? Is accommodation between these two ideological adversaries possible? What can be done to prevent a clash of civilizations? American Raj: Liberation or Domination? takes the reader behind the conventional headlines and into the thinking and world view of anti-Western Islamic radicals throughout the Muslim world, and identifies the historical, political and religious factors that have played such a huge role in generating Islamic hostility towards the West. Employing the model of Britain's imperialist hegemony in Asia, which culminated in the eighteenth-century Raj, Margolis explores in fascinating detail whether the West-and in particular the United States-risks a repetition of the Raj experience or whether we face an entirely new-and entirely unfamiliar-world order.

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ERIC S. MARGOLIS is an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. His articles appear in The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune,and The Los Angeles Times.He is a regular columnist with The National Post and he often appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, Fox News, CTV, and NPR. His internet column reaches 100,000 readers a day and is carried around the globe --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Key Porter Books (May 8, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 8, 2013
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Sweeping, Readable Look at America's Efforts in the Muslim World Marred by Bad Kindle Version

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2017

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Drawing from his long career as a leading international journalist and traveler, Eric Margolis presents an interesting look at how the U.S. has impacted the Muslim world in “American Raj.” Margolis is a fine writer with a strong background in history, religion and culture. All of that is evident as he offers a sweeping look at American blunders in Asia, Africa and even Europe. Even when readers will disagree with Margolis, they will not find this book disagreeable. Margolis has a fine style which keeps the reader engaged and, even though this book’s latest edition came out during the 2008 presidential cycle, it remains relevant.

One major caveat. The Kindle version of this book is poorly edited with plenty of typos, misspellings and wrong dates. I suspect the publisher simply transferred a file into a Kindle version without editing. This is one of those books I would advise getting in hard copy instead of Kindle for that very reason which is why I have hard copies at 5 stars and the Kindle version at 4.

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Vincent Castigliola

This is an excellent book

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016

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This is an excellent book. Mr. Margolis provides exceptional insight through the use of detail historical information coupled with his own first hand observation. there were a number of instances in which the book provided information contrary to what I wanted to read; However, I could find no reason to challenge those inconvenient facts If you are seeking a genuine understanding of US problems in the Middle East I can think of no better book to read. Actually I can think of nothing which comes close. Although, I have to agree with the other review regarding several of the authors conclusions in the final chapter of the book. In my opinion, The solution is less intervention, not more enlightened interference in the affairs of other countries. On the other hand, that difference of opinion does not reduce my respect for the factual factual analysis contained in this book. I would recommend this book to a friend, I would especially recommended to a congressman

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C. N. Carley Associates

Useful primer on how things came to be as they are in the Islamic world and why the US is so unpopular there.

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018

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The book provides an insider's view of the thinking of people in the middle east and some insight into the intractable conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. It confirms my personal bias against US military involvement in conflicts that we do not understand and should not meddle in. Ending with the G.W. Bush administration, some of the observations are rapidly growing dated and Margolis' prescriptions for a remedy for the Levantine and Islamic world's predicaments seems hopelessly dreamy and self contradictory. The author's explanation of the great power role in creating the current political situation is enlightening.

Technically, the e-book is a shambles, rife with typos and typographic anomalies. These, along with the author's occasionally clunky and repetitive writing style make this a good candidate for skimming rather than a close read. Worth the effort for the info on an important subject.

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Joshua C. Crosby

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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2015

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I give it four stars only because his solutions at the end of the book would be better than status quo but still leave too much US influence. If other nations want to interfere, they are welcome to the blowback. All the information prior is fantastic and very informative about what their gripes are against us and against each other. Some may consider Margolis too favorable to the Muslims but I would point out how much he faults them for not living up to their own professed ideals. I greatly enjoyed this book. I recommend it very highly to anyone who actually is interested in the issues on the ground instead of the soundbites from the talking heads on Fox and CNN.

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Tim Evans

Disinformation

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019

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When Margolis wrote for the Toronto Sun, I had always enjoyed his intelligent and knowledgeable style. Unfortunately, he seems to be well schooled in the Soviet art of disinformation. My suggestion is that he rinse well with mouthwash after having given Islam such a tongue bath.

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Bruce G. Richardson

A Profound Grasp of History and its Ramifications

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2009

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With "American Raj", we are fortunate indeed to have as narrator an author with decades of experience in the hot spots of the world, an author who really gets it. Given his encyclopedic-knowledge of the Middle East and South Asia, and Were it within my power, I would unhesitatingly nominate Mr. Margolis for the post of U.S. Secretary of State.

Laid out in exhaustingly researched detail, "America Raj" is the story of colonial overlords, possessed with a Mongol-like disdain for non-western lives and an insatiable thirst for the resources of other nations. Dressed up as a war on something, terror, drugs, humanitarian casuses,etc., etc., western powers have and continue to devour the resources of others as might a blight of locusts in a wheat field.

As one of my favorite literary pugilists, Mr. Margolis pulls no punches in his analysis of the root-cause of what today is termed "terrorism."

"American Raj" guides us through the turbulent history of colonialism, that has, beyond doubt, certified that resistance to foreign occupation and resource exploitation is [the] principal motive-force behind what is conveniently coined as terrorism by western powers, currently their self-serving leit motif for state-sponsored plunder.

In summation, "American Raj" is the best of the genre regards the currency and philosphy of the axiom that those "who ignore history are doomed to repeat it." Policy makers and imperialists in the West would do well to read this book and heed many of the recommendations articulated by the author. The road to a peaceful co-existence with the Muslim world is profoundly yet precisely chartered in this masterful work.

Bruce G. Richardson
Author: "Afghanistan, A Search for Truth"

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Adeel Ahmed

Accurate protrayal of history and psychology.

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2009

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Margolis describes key historical events in the Muslim world and in the west and accurately talks about the results. He accurately describes the complexities of the Muslim world and the misinformation rampant throughout the west and the east.

A very good and enlightening book.

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umer shaikh

Must read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2014

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Mr Margolis has hit the nail once again with this book it's historical content exposes British empire and american imperialism which hides it motives behind noble causes like human rights and democracy and gives hope that American just like the Soviets before them can be defeated and driven from Muslim lands.the book also show the human side of these conflicts and how civilians suffer the horrors of conflicts like the Afghan war and unlike arm chair writer the author has actually fought on front lines with the mujahideen which is extremely brave also like the solutions he provides to end the american imperialism and hope the Arab world can shake off the shackles of nearly 100 years of being told what to do by the British then by the Americans.

suede

Unlike so many middle east correspondents this man has the ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2015

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Unlike so many middle east correspondents this man has the knowledge, and is not affiliated to anyone in the discussion.

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Suhail Zubaid

Islam and the West - No reason to choose sides

Reviewed in Canada on January 18, 2009

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Watching FOX TV programing and reading newspapers, I have frequently heard questions like why is that in the present times, each and every conflict in the world seem to involve Muslims. Is there something wrong with them? This book has enabled me to find an answer for this very question. Most writers of the books on Islam as a religion and the West demand that you take a side. However, in my opinion, there are no sides, only knowledge that should help to bring hearts and minds together.

This book walks us through the early history of Islam, Muslim contribution towards scientific and knowledge based development, destruction of Muslims' research work by Tatars of Ganghis Khan (that Margolis very interestingly calls 13th century equivalent of nuclear bomb), West's and Russia's colonization of Muslim lands, movements of freedom by Muslims from time to time, the problems that Muslims have faced in the recent past and the present, such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Chechniya, Balkans (Bosnia and Kosova), Iraq, Iran, Lebenon, Algeria, Egypt, Kashmir, the War on Terror, etc, and finally a realistic roadmap recommended by the author for bringing harmony between Muslims and the West.

I have always liked reading columns by Eric Margolis that get published in Toronto Sun every Sunday. However, this is his first book that I have read and I have no hesitation in stating that it is the best book ever written on the theme of 'clash of civilizations'.

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Kirwan

A great read

Reviewed in Canada on April 5, 2019

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Both of Eric Margolis books on the matter offer a personal perspective that other books on the subject cannot. I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend as one of my top ten books about middle east foreign policy. I have probably read a couple hundred and Seymour Hersh has 2 in my top ten so that's saying a lot.

Herb Voigt

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on February 4, 2016

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First class reading

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