Crusade and Jihad: The Thousand-Year War Between the Muslim World and the Global North by William R. Polk is strictly academic in both tone and content - so set aside quite some time to absorb the information to hand and be prepared to be in for the long haul.
Polk's book begins, quite naturally, with the advent of Islam, it development, its spread and its metamorphosis into its current, sometimes militaristic, form we see today. As Islam came into contact and conflict with the imperialistic powers of the West, Polk shows how this heavily impacted Muslim culture and society, and how hostility fermented over the ages. Polk doesn't confined himself to just the European field, but takes on a global view.
"A sobering, scrupulous, and frank account of imperialism, colonialism, insurgency, and terrorism ..."
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