Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East- Bernard Lewis

Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East - Bernard Lewis

Summary:

Recent events have made the comprehensiveness of Middle Eastern scholarship even more crucial. Bernard Lewis, a leading expert on Islam, provides essential background information in these essays on the Middle East's history with the West and demonstrates that Islam—from its early treatment to its interpretation by Saddam Hussein and other extremists—has always been interconnected with the Western world.

PUBLISHER: OPEN COURT

DATE OF PUBLICATION: NOVEMBER 15, 2001

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

DIMENSIONS: 6.01 x 1.03 x 8.97 INCHES

NUMBER OF PAGES: 496 PAGES