ฺBook Review-The Venture of Islam
The Venture of islam ,by Marshall GS Hodgson (1922-1968),is a comprehensive study of islam from ist origins in pre-Mohammeden Arabia through the middle of the 20 century.
Widely regarded as a tour de force,the series covers Mohammedanism from the Mahgreb through modern Bangladesh and even touches on Indonesia. Hodgson was more even hadded than many scholars ,although at time his prose slants towards the defense of the Faithful.Except for the briefest mention of the most important battles, he ignores the warfare of islam ahuge omission given the history of Muslims.