FROM BABEL TO DRAGOMANS
Description
This collection of Bernard Lewis' essays includes such topics as pan-Arabism, the Mughal and Ottoman empires, the relationship between Western powers and the Middle East, travel in the region, food and feasts, and the problems and practice of writing Middle Eastern history. The pieces cover great events of twentieth-century history such as the emergence of modern Israel, the Iranian Revolution, and the Gulf War. And they address urgent and compelling topics such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the significance of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. The collection ranges from English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages to previously unpublished writings, to his highly regarded essays from publications such as Foreign Affairs and The New York Review of Books.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, prefaced by a new, personal memoir by Lewis, this is a valuable collection for everyone interested in the Middle East.
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Book Details
- ISBN: 0195173368
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- Format: Hardback
- Publication Date: 2004
- Number of Pages: 438
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- Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Language: English
- Weight: 0.8 g
