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Bernard Lewis is internationally recognised as an outstanding scholar and historian of Middle Eastern and Islamic history, who has charted the great ...Show synopsisBernard Lewis is internationally recognised as an outstanding scholar and historian of Middle Eastern and Islamic history, who has charted the great centuries of Islamic power and civilisation but also, in his recent books "What Went Wrong?" and "The Crisis Of Islam", Islam's calamitous and bitter decline. This book collects together his most interesting and significant essays, papers, reviews and lectures. They range from historical subjects such as religion and politics in Islam and Judaism, the culture and people of Iran, the great mosques of Istanbul, Middle Eastern food and feasts, the Mughals and the Ottomans, the rise and fall of British power in the Middle East and North Africa, Islam and racism - to current history such as the significance of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. This book includes discussion of the problems of Western historians dealing with the Islamic world. Several pieces have never been published before.Hide synopsis
From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East (Weidenfeld & Nicolson History) – Hardcover (2004)
by
Bernard Lewis
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson History 2004
350 pages
ISBN: 0297848844 ISBN-13: 9780297848844
Bernard Lewis is internationally recognised as an outstanding scholar and historian of Middle Eastern and Islamic history, who has charted the great centuries of Islamic power and civilisation but also, in his recent books "What Went Wrong?" and "The Crisis Of Islam", Islam's calamitous and bitter decline. This book collects together his most interesting and significant essays, papers, reviews and lectures. They range from historical subjects such as religion and politics in Islam and Judaism, the culture and people of Iran ...Show moreBernard Lewis is internationally recognised as an outstanding scholar and historian of Middle Eastern and Islamic history, who has charted the great centuries of Islamic power and civilisation but also, in his recent books "What Went Wrong?" and "The Crisis Of Islam", Islam's calamitous and bitter decline. This book collects together his most interesting and significant essays, papers, reviews and lectures. They range from historical subjects such as religion and politics in Islam and Judaism, the culture and people of Iran, the great mosques of Istanbul, Middle Eastern food and feasts, the Mughals and the Ottomans, the rise and fall of British power in the Middle East and North Africa, Islam and racism - to current history such as the significance of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. This book includes discussion of the problems of Western historians dealing with the Islamic world. Several pieces have never been published before.Hide
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Description:Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Overall, a clean and tight...Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box.
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