John L. Esposito writes Islamic studies and political analysis for academic and general readers, focusing on Islam, political movements and Muslim-Western relations. Islam: The Straight Path provides a broad introduction to belief, history and contemporary practice, while The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? examines political Islam and Western perceptions of Muslim movements. He has also edited reference works on Islam and Muslim societies. Esposito's style is explanatory and survey-based, often aimed at correcting overly simple assumptions. Readers browsing Islamic studies, world religions, political Islam and introductory Middle Eastern politics are the closest match. Read more Less