End of Middle East History and Other Conjectures

After fifty years of posing and answering daring historical questions, Richard Bulliet tackles an array of topics as diverse as the origin of civilization, the Big Bang–Big Crunch theory of Islamic history, the “Muslim South,” counterfactual history, future political events, and future interpretations of the 20th century in his imaginative essays.

Dupa cincizeci de ani de a pune si de a raspunde la intrebari istorice indraznete, Richard Bulliet abordeaza o serie de subiecte la fel de diverse precum originea civilizatiei, teoria Big Bang-Big Crunch a istoriei islamice, „Sudul musulman”, istoria contrafactuala, evenimentele politice viitoare, si interpretari viitoare ale secolului XX in eseurile sale imaginative.