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The Middle East: 2000 Years Of History From The Birth Of Christia (History of Civilization)

The Middle East: 2000 Years Of History From The Birth Of Christia (History of Civilization)

by Bernard Lewis (Author), Bernard Lewis (Author), Professor Bernard Lewis (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

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    Paperback 1996

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Synopsis

In this immensely readable and wide-ranging book, Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East, beginning with the two great empires, the Roman and the Persian, and covering the growth of Christianity, the rise and spread of Islam, the waves of invaders from the east, the Mongol hordes of Jengiz Khan, the rise of the Ottoman Turks, and the changing balance of power between the Muslim and Christian worlds. 'This book is a masterpiece' Sir Anthony Parsons, Daily Telegraph

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 433
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 04 May 2000
ISBN 10: 1842120174
ISBN 13: 9781842120170
Book Overview: Bernard Lewis is a world-respected authority on Islamic and Middle Eastern history. Bernard Lewis's books have been translated into more than 20 languages 30,000 copies of the trade paperback already sold 'No one writes about Muslim history with greater authority, or intelligence, or literary charm than Professor Bernard Lewis' Hugh Trevor Roper, Sunday Times 'The Middle East is a sure-footed guide to understanding the forces that have transformed the area' Shyam Bhatia, Observer.

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 .