L. Brown

Focusing on how demographic movements affect Third World development and examining the characteristics of the environment, this analysis emphasizes how world economic and political conditions, donor nation actions and the policies of Third World governments are articulated at local levels.

The image of Islam as an aggressive and xenophobic religion has long prevailed and can at times appear to be substantiated by current affairs. This work challenges this conventional view, with a historical overview ranging from Islam's early centuries to the present day.