Marshall Hodgson Then and Now
Authors : Edmund Burke Iii
Pages : 215-225
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Publication Date : 2019-03-26
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Hodgson, the man of conscience makes academics uneasy. As well he should. Yet his moral commitment, the very thing that for so long made him a semi-pariah in academia, is a beacon of hope to a new generation of readers interested in alternatives to the present state of the post-9/11 Middle East field. A Quaker pacifist who was interned in Camp Elkton, Oregon for refusing to serve in World War II, Hodgson was a man of principle and courage whose quirky intelligence produced The Venture of Islam, a three volume textbook history of Islamic civilization.Keywords : World history, Hodgson, Venture of Islam, Historiaography, Civilization