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From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East
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From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East Paperback - 2004

by Lewis, Bernard

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Large Octavo.
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  • Title From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East
  • Author Lewis, Bernard
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 456
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Date 2004
  • Features Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 01108447
  • ISBN 9780195182538 / 0195182537
  • Weight 1.38 lbs (0.63 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.06 x 1.19 in (22.91 x 15.39 x 3.02 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Arab World
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004041542
  • Dewey Decimal Code 956

About this book

Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world" (Baltimore Sun), and as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies" (New York Times), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, this revered authority has brought together writings and lectures that he has written over four decades, featuring his reflections on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the state of Israel, the writing of history, and much more. The essays cover such urgent and compelling topics as "What Saddam Wrought," "Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal," "The Middle East, Westernized Despite Itself," "The Enemies of God," and "Can Islam be Secularized?" The collection ranges from two English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, to previously unpublished writings, to his highly regarded essays from publications such as Foreign Affairs and The New York Review of Books. With more than fifty pieces in all, plus a new introduction to the book by Lewis, this is a valuable collection for everyone interested in the Middle East. Here then is a rich repository of wisdom on one of the key areas of the modern world--a wealth of profound reflections on Middle Eastern history, culture, politics, and current events.

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The Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul was begun in 1550 and completed in 1556.

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  • Ingram Advance, 08/01/2005, Page 62

About the author

Bernard Lewis is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Emeritus, at Princeton University. His most recent books are The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror and What Went Wrong?, both national bestsellers and the latter a New York Times Notable Book for 2002.

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