The Shaping of the Modern Middle East by Lewis

The Shaping of the Modern Middle East by Lewis

This classic work by the leading Middle East scholar of our time offers a definitive, insightful, and now more timely than ever history of Western-Middle Eastern relations from the late seventeenth century to the present day. Fully revised to cover the volatile developments of the last three decades, The Shaping of the Modern Middle East sheds light on the climax and sudden end of the cold war, the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Arab-Israeli wars, the formation and activities of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, the Persian Gulf War, and the Iranian revolution. Illuminating the region's geography, culture, history, language, and religion, Lewis explores the complex and often confusing issues of Arab nationalism, Islamic fundamentalism, and responses and reactions in the Middle East to centuries of Western influence, revealing the subtlety and sophistication of this dynamic civilization as no other scholar can.

From reviews of the first edition: 'The best short book on the Middle East known to this reviewerIt is a work of the highest level, combining elegance of style with an easy mastery of the subject.' New York Review of Books

Bernard Lewis is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University. He is the author of many books including Race and Slavery in the Middle East, The Arabs in History, and Islam and the West.

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ISBN 13	9780195072822
ISBN 10	0195072820
Title	The Shaping of the Modern Middle East
Author	Lewis
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	1994-02-17
Number of pages	200
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