The Multiple Identities Of The Middle East: 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day

The Multiple Identities Of The Middle East: 2000 Years of History from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day

by Bernard Lewis (Author)

Synopsis

Most of the modern states of the Middle East are of recent origin, yet the region is the birthplace of three religions and many civilizations. Bernard Lewis, one 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.

$3.47

Save:$7.23 (68%)

Quantity

3 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 02 Dec 1999

ISBN 10: 0753808749
ISBN 13: 9780753808740
Book Overview: A great scholar examines how history has shaped the identity of the Middle East.

Author Bio
Bernard Lewis, a world-respected authority on Islamic and Middle Eastern history, is Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University, where he has been since 1974. Born in London in 1916, he was Professor of the History of the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1949-74. His numerous books on the Middle and Near East have been translated into more than twenty languages, including Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Malay and Indonesian.