From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East- Bernard Lewis

From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East

Bernard Lewis is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's leading Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal), "a rising name among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world" (Baltimore Sun), and "the dean of Middle Eastern studies" (New York Times), Lewis is a national treasure — a trusted voice for politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public seeking to understand the Middle East.

Now, this esteemed authority brings together over forty years of his writings and lectures on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the State of Israel, historiography, and much more. The essays cover urgent and engaging topics such as “What Saddam Hath Wrought,” “Osama and the Undoing of His Evil Appeal,” “The Middle East Westernized Despite Itself,” “God’s Enemies,” and “Can Islam Be Secularized?”

The collection spans from two original English articles previously published only in foreign languages to never-before-seen writings, as well as widely acclaimed essays from Foreign Affairs and The New York Review of Books. With over fifty pieces in total and a new introduction by Lewis himself, this is an invaluable collection for anyone interested in the Middle East.

It offers a rich treasure trove of wisdom on one of the modern world’s central arenas — full of profound reflections on Middle Eastern history, culture, politics, and current events.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press
PUBLICATION DATE: May 2, 2004
LANGUAGE: English
DIMENSIONS: 7 x 1.75 x 9.75 inches
PAGE COUNT: 456 pages