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The Middle East

Bernard Lewis

A brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the Middle East by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject

In this immensely readable and wide-ranging book, Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East, beginning with the two great empires, the Roman and the Persian, and covering the growth of Christianity, the rise and spread of Islam, the waves of invaders from the east, the Mongol hordes of Jengiz Khan, the rise of the Ottoman Turks, and the changing balance of power between the Muslim and Christian worlds.

'This book is a masterpiece' Sir Anthony Parsons, Daily Telegraph

  • Classification : Politics & Current Affairs
  • Pub Date : JAN 1, 2007
  • Imprint : Orion
  • Page Extent : 448
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9781842121399
  • Price : INR 899
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Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis was Emeritus Professor of of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. He was formerly Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at SOAS University of London from 1949 to 1974. He was a member of the British Academy the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the Institut de France.

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