About this title: A Great scholar examines how history has shaped the identity of the Middle East. Most of the modern states of the Middle East are of recent origin, yet the region is the birthplace of 3 religions and many civilisations. Bernard Lewis, 1 of the world's most respected historians of the Middle East, discusses the countries and frontiers; their religions and communities; language and loyalties to place, and Middle Eastern perceptions of outsiders. He also considers the effect of alien ideas and influences including Liberalism, Nationalism, Fascism, Socialism and Democracy.
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Edition: American ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schocken Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780805241723ISBN:0805241728
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Ex) Library Copy. Moderate wear on DJ/Interior Pages. Usual library markings. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 176 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Phoenix, London
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780753808740ISBN:0753808749
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. 164 p. : maps; 21 cm. Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998. Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-148) and index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schocken
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780805241723ISBN:0805241728
Description: New. Minor book cover wear, new inside. First American Edition GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Description: Good. 0805211187 21751 PB: spine smooth, text has underlining w/margin notations, cover has slight shelf wear-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m a i l. wt1lbpf. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Schocken
Date Published: 2001-01-30
ISBN-13:9780805211184ISBN:0805211187
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schocken Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780805241723ISBN:0805241728
Description: Good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Hardcover; ex-library with usual stickers, stamps & markings; PRINTED TEXT LOOKS UNREAD; mylar covering; light shelfwear; 163 pages; (shelf G62); "Examining religion, race, language, nations, the author traces the evolution of the identities of the Middle Eastern peoples"; read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Schocken Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780805241723ISBN:0805241728
Description: Good. in Very Good jacket. Ex-library hardcover (usual stamps, stickers) in very good condition with fine dust jacket in sturdy protective mylar; interior excellent-pages very crisp, appear unmarked; a very clean, sound copy that's newish-looking despite being a withdrawn library book; 163 pgs. including References, Further Reading, (3 two-page) Maps and Index; published by Schocken Books, 1999, First American Edition (see my cover scan to the left) read more
Description: Fine. 0805241728 VG DJ, text clean and unmarked, binding tight, appears unread, no marks, packaged carefully shipped same day with free tracking. read more
"Lewis reviews the history of the Middle East and the evolution of the 3 book religions in that area. The complexities of their various times of live-and-let-live to I'm right, you are wrong is never ending. The separation of church and state that Christians and Jews practice is a contrast to the Muslims combination of church and state. All three support the belief in one God which separates them from the other major religions of the world - they just wrangle over who has that one God!!!"
"I love Bernard Lewis, he is a very qualified, sound, and objective writer. This book was my starting point on a question I had many years ago about Israel, and the make-up of the Mid East. Every American should read this book...especially those that love to have opinions about the middle east today but don't even realize how ignorant they are. This book introduces some of the West's responsibility in getting us to where we are today."
"Short read. I feel Lewis could have dived a little deeper, but it is meant to just give an overview and some introduction to how Middle Easterners view themselves and those around them. Religion, language, culture, ethnicity, he covers them all, and shows where more value it placed, and by whom."
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