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Product Identifiers

PublisherPhaidon Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10071483162X

ISBN-139780714831626

eBay Product ID (ePID)21038778013

Product Key Features

Book TitleAllah O Akbar : a Journey Through Militant Islam

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Religion, Politics & State

Publication Year1994

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Photography

AuthorDavid Doubilet, K. Robert Schwartz

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight81.2 Oz

Item Length11.8 in

Item Width10.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN95-163312

Dewey Edition20

Reviews"His book fulfils one of the classic roles of great photojournalism, in that it helps both to illuminate an issue and to understand its complexities."-- British Journal of Photography, "His book fulfils one of the classic roles of great photojournalism, in that it helps both to illuminate an issue and to understand its complexities."--British Journal of Photography

Grade FromEighth Grade

Dewey Decimal297.1977

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisAllah O Akbar begins the call to prayer that resonates from minarets in towns and villages from Sinkiang to Morocco, from Paris to Timbuktu. Wherever in the world you are, the message is the same: God is Great. It is also, however, the cry of fundamentalists throughout the lands of the faithful. Abbas has spent seven years travelling throughout the Islamic world taking the photographs for this extraordinary book. He is driven by a desire to understand and expose the internal strains pulling within Muslim societies. Many Islamic societies seem shrouded in religious and cultural mystery, but through his words and images, Abbas provides a penetrating insight into the secrets of this people and their world., Allah O Akbar begins the call to prayer that resonates around minarets in towns and villages from Sinkiang to Morocco, from Paris to Timbuktu. Wherever in the world you are, the message is the same: 'God is Great.' It is also, however, the cry of fundamentalists throughout the lands of the faithful. Abbas, a member of the prestigious photo agency Magnum, has spent seven years travelling through the Islamic world to capture the diverse and striking images that make up this extraordinary personal diary. As a photojournalist he has covered major political events in the developing world including wars and revolutions, driven by a desire to understand and expose the intricacy of the internal strains pulling within Muslim societies. Abbas is undoubtedly one of the world's leading makers of the 'telling' picture, and the combined immediacy and subtlety of the photographic images create a constant visual stimulus., "Allah O Akbar" begins the call to prayer that resonates from minarets inowns and villages from Sinkiang to Morocco, from Paris to Timbuktu. Wherevern the world you are, the message is the same: "God is Great". It is also,owever, the cry of fundamentalists throughout the lands of the faithful.bbas has spent seven years travelling throughout the Islamic world takinghe photographs for this extraordinary book. He is driven by a desire tonderstand and expose the internal strains pulling within Muslim societies.any Islamic societies seem shrouded in religious and cultural mystery, buthrough his words and images, Abbas provides a penetrating insight into theecrets of this people and their world.

LC Classification NumberBP161.2.A16 1994