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Among the Believers : An Islamic Journey
by Naipaul, V. S
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fair
- ISBN 10
- 0394509692
- ISBN 13
- 9780394509693
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fair. (1st) Slightly smaller but thicker book, black cloth spine, light brown boards with gilt initials embossed at top front, gilt fine on spine, 430 pages. DJ badly torn and chipped and top edges, very slight wear to bottom tips and spine bottom edge. Fair DJ/Fine book.
Synopsis
Among the Believers; An Islamic Journey, written by V. S. Naipaul, describes a six-month journey across the Asian continent after the Iranian Revolution. V. S. Naipaul explores the culture and explosive situations in countries where Islamic fundamentalism was growing. He begins his travels in Iran, to Pakistan, Malaysia, and comes to an end in Indonesia with a short stop in Pakistan and Iran upon return to the UK. The aim of the author was to study culture with a long pre-Islamic history and their modern attempts to establish a religious state. A controversial work, this has been one of Naipaul's better-selling publications and after the book's publication, Naipaul was awarded the Jerusalem Prize. In 1998 Naipaul published a sequel Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions among the Converted Peoples.
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- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21344
- Title
- Among the Believers : An Islamic Journey
- Author
- Naipaul, V. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394509692
- ISBN 13
- 9780394509693
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- ISLAM ASIA ISLAMIC COUNTRIES NAIPAUL V S VIDIADHAR SURAJPRASAD 1932 RELIGION GENERAL
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