TY - BOOK ID - 12021728 TI - A convergence of civilizations : the transformation of Muslim societies around the world AU - Courbage, Youssef. AU - Todd, Emmanuel AU - Holoch, George. PY - 2011 SN - 0231150024 9780231150026 9780231527460 0231527462 9786613786166 1281605476 9780231150033 9781281605474 6613786160 PB - New York : Columbia University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Demography. KW - Islamic countries -- Population. KW - Demography KW - Business & Economics KW - Islamic countries KW - Population. KW - 297*35 KW - Islam en het Westen KW - 297*35 Islam en het Westen KW - Historical demography KW - Muslim countries KW - Social sciences KW - Population KW - Vital statistics KW - Geopolitical evolution UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:12021728 AB - We are told that Western/Christian and Muslim/Arab civilizations are on the verge of destroying each other. The demographics of one group remain sluggish, while the population of the other has exploded, widening the cultural gap and all but guaranteeing the outbreak of war. Leaving aside the media's sound and fury on this subject, measured analysis shows another reality taking shape: rapprochement between these two civilizations, benefitting from a universal movement guiding humanity since the Enlightenment.This book's historical and geographical sweep discredits the notion of a s ER -