Islam in History:

Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East

Pgw, 1993 - History - 487 pages

Recent events have made an understanding of the turmoil in the Middle East more important than ever. In these essays, Bernard Lewis, a leading expert on Islam, gives essential background on Middle Eastern conflicts with the West and shows how Islam ? from its first expansion to its interpretation by Saddam Hussein and other extremists ? has always been inextricably linked to the Western world.

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About the author (1993)

Born in London, Bernard Lewis grew up in England. In 1974 he immigrated to the United States and eight years later became a U.S. citizen. A distinguished scholar of Middle Eastern history and a prolific writer, his education includes a diplome des etudes semitiques from the University of Paris and a Ph.D. from the University of London, where he taught for 25 years before coming to Princeton in 1974. Most recently he has served as professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies and the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton. As a visiting professor, he lectured at a number of notable universities in Europe and the United States.

Bibliographic information

Title	Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East
Author	Bernard Lewis
Edition	2, revised, reprint
Publisher	Pgw, 1993
ISBN	0812695186, 9780812695182
Length	487 pages
Subjects	History › Middle East › General History / Middle East / General Political Science / International Relations / General Religion / History Religion / Islam / General Religion / Islam / History

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