History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

The Arab World: Society, Culture, and State

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A must read book, accurate explaination
A must read book, accurate explaination

The Arab World: Society, Culture, and State
Halim Barakat
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This wide-ranging examination of Arab society and culture offers a unique opportunity to know the Arab world from an Arab point of view. Halim Barakat, an expatriate Syrian who is both scholar and novelist, emphasizes the dynamic changes and diverse patterns that have characterized the Middle East since the mid-nineteenth century.
The Arab world is not one shaped by Islam, nor one simply explained by reference to the sectarian conflicts of a "mosaic" society. Instead, Barakat reveals a society that is highly complex, with many and various contending polarities. It is a society in a state of becoming and change, one whose social contradictions are at the root of the struggle to transcend dehumanizing conditions. Arguing from a perspective that is both radical and critical, Barakat is committed to the improvement of human conditions in the Arab world.

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A must read book, accurate explaination.......2003-03-06

This book explains why Raphael Patai's book "The Arab Mind" is wrong and stereotyped.
Barakat explains here everything accurately. A must read!

A must read book, accurate explaination.......2003-03-06

This book explains why Raphael Patai's book "The Arab Mind" is wrong and stereotyped.
Barakat explains here everything accurately. A must read!

Political Ascent: Contemporary Islamic Movements in North Africa (Westview Series on State, Culture & Society in Arab North Africa)

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Political Ascent: Contemporary Islamic Movements in North Africa (Westview Series on State, Culture & Society in Arab North Africa)
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Islamic movements in North Africa have historically been distinguished from their counterparts in other parts of the Arab world because they have demonstrated a marked willingness to work within the political system and have at times even been officially recognized and allowed to participate in local and national elections. As a result, Islamic thinkers from the Maghrib have produced important writing about the role of Islam and the state, democracy, and nonviolent change. In this book, Emad Shahin offers a comparative analysis of the Islamic movements in Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, exploring their formation and expansion in the late 1960s and the tenets of their ideology for social transformation.

Colonial Bridgehead: Government and Society in Alexandria, 1807-1882 (State, Culture & Society in Arab North Africa)

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Colonial Bridgehead: Government and Society in Alexandria, 1807-1882 (State, Culture & Society in Arab North Africa)
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Democratization and the Islamist Challenge in the Arab World (State, Culture & Society in Arab North Africa)

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excellent book
Democratization and the Islamist Challenge in the Arab World
crap

Democratization and the Islamist Challenge in the Arab World (State, Culture & Society in Arab North Africa)
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excellent book.......2002-05-25

"This volume is a welcome addition and a valuable contribution to the burgeoning literature on the relationship between political Islam and democracy...This book is full of insights and is noteworthy as much for its analysis of democratization in the Arab world as for its treatment of Islamic resurgence," (Abdallah M. Battah, 1998, Middle East Journal book reviews, pg 461-462).

"(The book)...is a compact, lucidly written study of the interaction between political Islam and democratic reform in the Arab world. This makes it a valuable work to place in the hands of students, journalists and polity-makers," (Maen F. al-Nsour, August 1998, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 30, No. 3 pg. 442-444).

"Readers with a conceptual interest in democratization, state-society relations, social identity, or the relationship between Islam and politics will appreciate the intriguing theoretical application to a region that has too often been discounted or ignored in these literatures," (Paul D. Hoyt, 1998, Mershon International Studies Review, Vol. 42, pg. 173-176).

"A useful volume for specialists on political Islamism and democratization upper-division undergraduates through faculty" (R. H. Dekmejian, November 1997, Choice)

Najib Ghadbian's well-written book, Democratization and the Islamic Challenge in the Arab World provides an in-depth look into the conflict between Arab governments jealously guarding power and Islamist movements who are imagined to destabilize the states monopoly on power if included into the political process. Ghadbian eloquently navigates this complicated issue and provides a convincing analysis of the complex and often varying relationships between various Islamist movements, state liberalization and democratization. The main thesis of the book centers on the stalling of democratization by Arab governments through the denial of political inclusion to Islamist groups. He provides case studies of states where Islamist movements have been allowed into the political arena (e.g. Jordan and Kuwait) and states where they have been denied (e.g. Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Syria).

Najib Ghadbian sees the impact of the solidification of Islam within the collective consciousness of the region as determining the political route for the region. Ghadbian argues that political Islam is a primary factor in the socialization and indoctrination of the Arab world. Therefore, its inclusion into the political sphere is preferable as state-cooptation forces the moderation of extremist tendencies within the Islamist groups. This inclusion, most importantly, would also bolster the political legitimacy of the ruling governments curing the "crisis of legitimacy" within these states and halting the cycle of violence and oppression necessary to restrain the Islamist movements.

This book covers the time frame from the mid-1980's through the 1990's and also including a complete overview of the historical background. It begins with the weakening of state ability to "buy" or force acquiescence because of the waning of the oil boom and its economic repercussions throughout the region. The book includes four parts that consist of seven chapters in total. Part one covers the historical and theoretical background of the study. Part two gives an analysis of Islamist movements, including their agendas and views on democracy. Part three provides the case studies and part four provides conclusions and future prospects.

Najib Ghadbian's arguments are able to greatly weaken the patronizing historical viewpoint that the Arab peoples lack "readiness" for democracy and the simplistic opinion that Islam is not compatible with democracy. These are currently espoused to justify support of autocratic regimes that stall democratic liberalization measures. His portrayal of the inclusion of Islamist movements as an integral and beneficial part of the democratization process rightly rejects these viewpoints.

Ghadbian correctly notes the diverse array of Islamist movements as varying from moderate to more extremist. He properly portrays the majority of Islamist movements as neither innately violent nor opposed to democracy. Scholars of Arab nations, political Islamism, opposition movements, etc. now accept the broadened view of these movements as more nuanced and complex. This broadened viewpoint assists as a means of understanding the elements of the region. This method of understanding is more fruitful than the polarization that is often apparent in neo-realist "scholarship". Ghadbian takes a closer look at Islamist movements and in doing so, shows a sharp contrast to the faulty black/white dichotomy utilized by those with a weaker understanding of the region.

Najib Ghadbian's book broadens the literature on democratization by his through application of these theories to the Middle East, a region too often ignored or even discounted without just cause in the literature. This book is beneficial not only to scholars and students, but also to policymakers whose understanding of the region requires the in-depth analysis that this author provides.

Democratization and the Islamist Challenge in the Arab World.......2001-08-01

Does Islamism encourage democracy or not? Ghadbian (a researcher at the dynamic new Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi) argues that Islamism contains two strains, one favoring democracy and the other against it. The former he associates with moderates, the latter with radicals. Holding that moderates are far more numerous and powerful than radicals, he rues that we in the West seem blind this fact: "the antidemocracy view has come to be seen as the Islamist norm while the views of the majority of Islamists appear exceptional." He includes in the moderate camp such figures as the Egyptians Hasan al-Banna and Sayyid Qutb.

It's a neat and alluring distinction, but unfortunately one without validity. Ghadbian draws a pleasant picture of "moderates" that has no connection to reality. For example, he states that their having suffered miserably at the hands of despots, "has made resistance to authoritarianism a strong component of the Islamist subculture. . . . Those who suffered prison terms became especially aware of the dangers of human rights abuses." Sounds good, but tell that to the thousands of political prisoners currently languishing in Iranian jails. Ghadbian mentions Hasan at-Turabi, Sudan's strongman, as someone who speaks of "the congruity between Islamic principles and democracy." But what good does this do when his regime rules barbarically and has only the trappings of democracy? No, there are no "moderate" Islamists, only deluded analysts who try to convince of their existence.

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crap.......1999-06-03

The author is extremely ignorant in forgetting how those "democratic' governments are often oppressive foriegn controlled puppets that blame Islam for their own screw ups

The Politicisation Of Islam (State, Culture & Society in Arab North Africa)

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Worth reading for anybody interested in Islam and politics

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The Politicisation of Islam: A Case Study of Tunisia traces the emergence, rise, and recent eclipse of the modern Tunisian Islamic movement, al-Nahda, and provides a comprehensive analysis of its political, social, and intellectual discourse. The first two chapters concentrate on the factors behind the emergence of al-Nahda and its politicization. The three major confrontations between the movement and the Tunisian regime, which culminated in 1991 in the banning of all al-Nahda activities inside Tunisia, is explored in Chapter Three. The author discusses the basic concepts of political Islam in the movement's literature in Chapter Four, in particular the Islamists' rejection of secularism, and al-Nahda's proposal for a modern Islamic state in Chapter Five. In the concluding chapter, the author addresses the Islamists' cultural agenda and their insistence on an Islamic identity for Tunisia. A valuable contribution to the study of political Islam, this is the first complete analysis, in English, of the history of this modern Tunisian Islamic movement.

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Worth reading for anybody interested in Islam and politics.......2003-11-10

I bought this book as background reading for a trip to Tunisia, not expecting too much after knowing little more than the title. I have actually read quite a lot about Islam, politics and society a couple of years ago, and this little volume has positively surprised me. While the author admits that he has been part of the movement described, he shows a very critical and differentiated attitude towards the Islamist's claims. For those interested in Tunisia, he offers insight in the power struggle between the government and the Islamic opposition between 1970 and 1990. For those interested in political Islam, the example of an Islamist movement in an extremely westernised and liberal Arab country shows a lot of differences to other countries, for example a positive attitute towards democracy that is theoretically based on the Islamic principle of shura'.

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