Stephanie Jane recenzis From fatwa to jihad de Kenan Malik
A well-researched history
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This is a well-researched history of the changing attitudes to race and religion in the UK and the wider world over the sixty years from 1950 until 2010. Malik clearly describes the series of events, explains their links and significance, and quotes a variety of sources and interviews enabling the listener to understand the many relevant viewpoints. I liked that he maintains a balanced approach to the information given, avoiding the obvious traps of such an emotive subject.
Although the book is complicated, Malik presents his case clearly and this is not some dry history of names and dates, but an engaging tale to which I enjoyed listening. So enjoyed, in fact, that I now have a shortlist of other quoted books and authors to search out in order to learn more about this aspect of British history.
My only criticism would be that the narrator, while he did a …
This is a well-researched history of the changing attitudes to race and religion in the UK and the wider world over the sixty years from 1950 until 2010. Malik clearly describes the series of events, explains their links and significance, and quotes a variety of sources and interviews enabling the listener to understand the many relevant viewpoints. I liked that he maintains a balanced approach to the information given, avoiding the obvious traps of such an emotive subject.
Although the book is complicated, Malik presents his case clearly and this is not some dry history of names and dates, but an engaging tale to which I enjoyed listening. So enjoyed, in fact, that I now have a shortlist of other quoted books and authors to search out in order to learn more about this aspect of British history.
My only criticism would be that the narrator, while he did a good job of the many voices and accents, did occasionally stumble over phrases and perhaps could have been allowed to re-record these passages?