From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle EastOxford University Press, 2004 M05 2 - 456 pages Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world" (Baltimore Sun), and as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies" (New York Times), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, this revered authority has brought together writings and lectures that he has written over four decades, featuring his reflections on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the state of Israel, the writing of history, and much more. The essays cover such urgent and compelling topics as "What Saddam Wrought," "Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal," "The Middle East, Westernized Despite Itself," "The Enemies of God," and "Can Islam Be Secularized?" The collection ranges from two English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, to previously unpublished writings, to his highly regarded essays from publications such as Foreign Affairs and The New York Review of Books. With more than fifty pieces in all, plus a new introduction to the book by Lewis, this is a valuable collection for everyone interested in the Middle East. Here then is a rich repository of wisdom on one of the key areas of the modern world--a wealth of profound reflections on Middle Eastern history, culture, politics, and current events. |
Contents
From Babel to Dragomans | |
Middle East Feasts | |
Iran in History | |
Christian Muslim | |
Some Notes on Land Money and Power in Medieval | |
An Interpretation of Fatimid History | |
Right and Left in Lebanon | |
The Shiʿa | |
Islamic Revolution | |
The Enemies of | |
The Roots of Muslim Rage | |
The Other Middle East Problems | |
Power Weakness and Choices in the Middle East | |
The Law of Islam | |
Monarchy in the Middle East | |
Empire | |
Muslim Perceptions and Experience | |
A Survey of Middle Eastern Travel | |
The British Mandate for Palestine in Historical Perspective | |
PanArabism | |
The Emergence of Modern Israel | |
Orientalist Notes on the SovietUnited Arab Republic Treaty of 27 May 1971 | |
A Taxonomy of Group Hatred | |
Islam and the West | |
CURRENT HISTORY | |
The Middle East Westernized Despite Itself | |
The Middle East in World Affairs | |
Reflections After a | |
Return to Cairo | |
Middle East at Prayer | |
At the United Nations | |
The AntiZionist Resolution | |
Not Everybody Hates Saddam | |
Pawns No Longer in Imperial Games | |
What Saddam Wrought | |
The Sick Man of Today Coughs Closer to Home | |
Revisiting the Paradox of Modern Turkey | |
We Must Be Clear | |
Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal | |
Targeted by a History of Hatred | |
A Time for Toppling | |
ABOUT HISTORY | |
In Defense of History | |
FirstPerson Narrative in the Middle East | |
Reflections on Islamic Historiography | |
A Source for European History | |
History Writing and National Revival in Turkey | |
On Occidentalism and Orientalism | |
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