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First published in the United States of America by Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
First published in Great Britain by Allen Lane 2014
Copyright © Henry A. Kissinger, 2014
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Cover: World map from ‘Theatrum orbis terrarium’ by Abraham Ortelius (Antwerp, 1603) © Royal Geographical Society
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ISBN: 978-0-241-00427-2
CHAPTER 3: Islamism and the Middle East: A World in Disorder
* Author’s note: The author does not assert any standing to define the core truths of the doctrines and sects whose passionate strivings are now reordering the Muslim world. Many Muslims, in many countries the majority, have arrived at less confrontational and more pluralistic interpretations of their faith than the ones quoted in these pages. Yet the views represented here now exert a significant, often decisive influence in the direction of many of the key Middle Eastern states and almost all non-state organizations. These views represent an assertion of a separate world order by definition superior to and incompatible with the Westphalian system or the values of liberal internationalism. When one seeks to understand them, some recourse must be made to the vocabulary of religion invoked by the contending parties.
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