The Middle East

by Lewis, Bernard

In a sweeping and vivid survey, renowned historian Bernard Lewis charts the history of the Middle East over the last 2,000 years, from the birth of Christianity through the modern era, focusing on the successive transformations that have shaped it. Elegantly sritten, scholarly yet accessible, The Middle East is the most comprehensive single volume history of the region ever written from the world's foremost authority on the Middle East.

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The author describes the forces which shaped the history of the Middle East beginning with the Roman and Persian empires, the development of monotheism and the growth of Christianity, the astonishing rapid rise of Islam, the impact of the waves of invaders from the East, and the changing balance of power between the Muslim and Christian worlds. 433 pages with… Read more about this item
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