Moving from the nineteenth century to the present, this groundbreaking book explores, without denial or equivocation, the politics of pluralism during the Ottoman Empire and in the post-Ottoman Arab world. It shows how a region rich with ethnic and religious diversity created a modern culture of coexistence amid Ottoman reformation, European colonialism, and the emergence of nationalism. Ussama Makdisi's Age of Coexistence reveals a hidden and hopeful story that counters this clichéd portrayal.
Today's headlines paint the Middle East as a collection of war-torn countries and extremist groups consumed by sectarian rage. reminds us of the critical declarations of secularism which existed in the history of the Middle East."-Robert Fisk, The Independent
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