Reviews
"Bold, panoramic and highly readable, at times a page-turner." The New York Times Book Review "A masterpiece of stunning scope, readability, and relevance. Worlds at War makes epic battles of the past come alive as illuminations of what is happening today in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan." Strobe Talbott, author of The Great Experiment "A grand synthesis of military and intellectual history, political philosophy and theology, Worlds at War delivers the old-fashioned pleasures of vivid prose and lively narration." Newsday "Absorbing . . . Pagden writes smart, fluent, lively prose. His book is a pleasure to read." The Houston Chronicle "If you are going to read only one book on the Manichaean struggle between East and West, this is the book." Efraim Karsh, author of Islamic Imperialism: A History "Splendid . . . learned, fluent and thoroughly entertaining." National Post (Canada) "Timely and provocative . . . enlightening." Cleveland Plain Dealer Winner of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize From the Trade Paperback edition., "Bold, panoramic and highly readable, at times a page-turner." The New York Times Book Review "A masterpiece of stunning scope, readability, and relevance.Worlds at Warmakes epic battles of the past come alive as illuminations of what is happening today in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan." Strobe Talbott, author ofThe Great Experiment "A grand synthesis of military and intellectual history, political philosophy and theology,Worlds at Wardelivers the old-fashioned pleasures of vivid prose and lively narration." Newsday "Absorbing . . . Pagden writes smart, fluent, lively prose. His book is a pleasure to read." The Houston Chronicle "If you are going to read only one book on the Manichaean struggle between East and West, this is the book." Efraim Karsh, author ofIslamic Imperialism: A History "Splendid . . . learned, fluent and thoroughly entertaining." National Post(Canada) "Timely and provocative . . . enlightening." Cleveland Plain Dealer Winner of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize From the Trade Paperback edition., "Bold, panoramic and highly readable, at times a page-turner." The New York Times Book Review "A masterpiece of stunning scope, readability, and relevance. Worlds at War makes epic battles of the past come alive as illuminations of what is happening today in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan." Strobe Talbott, author of The Great Experiment "A grand synthesis of military and intellectual history, political philosophy and theology, Worlds at War delivers the old-fashioned pleasures of vivid prose and lively narration." Newsday "Absorbing . . . Pagden writes smart, fluent, lively prose. His book is a pleasure to read." The Houston Chronicle "If you are going to read only one book on the Manichaean struggle between East and West, this is the book." Efraim Karsh, author of Islamic Imperialism: A History "Splendid . . . learned, fluent and thoroughly entertaining." National Post (Canada) "Timely and provocative . . . enlightening." Cleveland Plain Dealer Winner of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize
