Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East New Edition, Revised and Expanded
Bernard Lewis
Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East New Edition, Revised and Expanded - 2nd ed. - Chicago; La Salle: Open Court, 1993 - vii, 487 p., 23 cm
Recent events have made an understanding of the turmoil in the Middle East more important than ever. In these essays, Bernard Lewis, a leading expert on Islam, gives essential background on Middle Eastern conflicts with the West and shows how Islam — from its first expansion to its interpretation by Saddam Hussein and other extremists — has always been inextricably linked to the Western world.
9780812692174
Middle East--History--Historiography--Islam
Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East New Edition, Revised and Expanded - 2nd ed. - Chicago; La Salle: Open Court, 1993 - vii, 487 p., 23 cm
Recent events have made an understanding of the turmoil in the Middle East more important than ever. In these essays, Bernard Lewis, a leading expert on Islam, gives essential background on Middle Eastern conflicts with the West and shows how Islam — from its first expansion to its interpretation by Saddam Hussein and other extremists — has always been inextricably linked to the Western world.
9780812692174
Middle East--History--Historiography--Islam