Author: De Lacy O'Leary
Title: Islam at the Cross Roads: A Brief Survey of the Present Position and Problems of the World of Islam
Description: London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Limited, 1923. Cloth. A scarce and historic work on the development of Islam and the missionary work by the West. Scarce copy of this work. A survey of contemporary Islam and the associated missionary work undertaken by the West. Chapters include: 'Historical Development of Islam', 'Western Penetration of Islam' and 'Pan-Islamic Hopes and Nationalism&apos. Written by De Lacy O'Leary, a British orientalist who lectured at the University of Bristol. Other works by the author include: 'Arabic Thought and its Place in History' and 'A Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate&apos. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some shelf wear to extremities and a few marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with slight age toning to first and last few pages only. Contemporary pencil inscription to front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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