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1	The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror more books like this by Bernard W Lewis (Read by) add to wishlist Based on Lewis's George Polk Award-winning article for "The New Yorker, Crisis of Islam" is a spectacular primer on the historical roots of anti-Americanism in the Islamic world. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know where 9/11 came from, and how Americans can fight back. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
2	What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist One of the foremost scholars of Middle East history examines how the once dominant Islamic world--with its extraordinary contributions to civilization--yielded, in a few centuries, to a more dominant Europe. Lewis considers the historical and other factors that contributed to the rise of Europe and its effects on the Islamic world. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.19! \| first editions
3	Middle East more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist A noted historian, with over a half-century of research and writing to his credit, surveys the long history of the Middle East. see all copies from £4.99! new only from £6.77! \| first editions
4	What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist Why did the most advanced civilization in the world lose its power and fall under the domination of others? This book examines how Middle Easterners responded to Western challenges in war, technology, sciences, religion, gender relations and other areas between the 18th and 20th centuries. It reviews the different ways in which the question of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
5	The Multiple Identities of the Middle East more books like this by Bernard Lewis add to wishlist A Great scholar examines how history has shaped the identity of the Middle East. Most of the modern states of the Middle East are of recent origin, yet the region is the birthplace of 3 religions and many civilisations. Bernard Lewis, 1 of the world's most respected historians of the Middle East, discusses the countries and frontiers; their ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
6	The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist "No one writes about Muslim history with greater authority, or intelligence, or literary charm than Professor Bernard Lewis."--Sunday Times (London). The Assassins is a comprehensive, readable, and authoritative account of history's first terrorists. An offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make ... see all copies from £4.37! new only from £4.37! \| first editions
7	Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist Why did Christian Europe become ascendant during the Age of Discovery after centuries of Islamic peoples being the dominant force in world trade and culture? This is one of the questions historian Bernard Lewis takes on in this examination of the interrelated fortunes of the Islamic, Christian and Judaic worlds. Lewis considers the strengths and ... see all copies from £4.52! new only from £7.76! \| first editions
8	Arabs in History more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist This account of the history of the Arabs, from pre-Islamic times to the present day, considers Arabic culture, society and politics, as well as the place of the Arabs in human history. In this new edition of an established work, Professor Lewis examines the key issues of Arab development - their identity, the national revival which cemented the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Islam and the West more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist This collection of essays by Princeton Orientalist Bernard Lewis covers a broad swath of topics regarding Islam, the Islamic world, and the confrontation between Islam and the West. see all copies from £6.32! new only from £11.49! \| first editions
10	From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist Esteemed Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis has collected essays and lectures from his long career that show the range of his interests and are also, interestingly, very relevant to issues of the early 21st century. Though many were originally published in scholarly journals such as Middle East Studies and Foreign Affairs, they are accessible to ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
11 view cover	Biological Treatments for Autism and Pdd: What's Going On? What Can You Do about It? more books like this by Bernard Rimland, Ph.D., William Shaw, Lisa Lewis add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.59!
12 view cover	The Shaping of the Modern Middle East more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £9.44! new only from £22.90!
13 view cover	The Muslim Discovery of Europe more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist Turning the traditional focus of western scholarship on its head, Professor Bernard Lewis, author of THE MIDDLE EAST (Phoenix Press) and one of the world's foremost experts on Islamic history, examines the sources and nature of Muslim knowledge of the West. His lively book explores the subtle ways in which Europe and Islam have influenced each ... see all copies from £4.68! new only from £7.11! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Jews of Islam more books like this by Bernard Lewis add to wishlist Examines the Judaeo-Islamic tradition, traces the history of Islam, and describes the reasons for the breakdown in relations between the Jews and the Islamic world. see all copies from £7.21! new only from £16.11! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Emergence of Modern Turkey more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist Written by renowned scholar Bernard Lewis, this book has long established itself as the preferred one-volume history of modern Turkey. Now in its third edition, this book has been updated to include the most recent information on Turkey and addresses such issues as Turkey's emergence as a Western-oriented power; its inclusion in the European Union ... see all copies from £5.15! new only from £24.93! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Cambridge History of Islam: Volume 1 more books like this by P M Holt (Editor), Ann K S Lambton (Editor), Bernard W Lewis (Editor) add to wishlist First published in 1970, The Cambridge History of Islam is the most comprehensive and ambitious collaborative survey of Islamic history and civilisation yet to appear in English. On publication it was welcomed as a work useful both for reference and reading, for the general reader, students and specialist alike. The History has now been reprinted, ... see all copies from £8.42! new only from £45.34! \| first editions
17 view cover	Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist From the first expansion of Islam to the exploits of Saddam Hussein, Middle Eastern society has been fatefully involved with the West. This revised and updated collection of essays by a leading Western expert on Islam and the Middle East gives essential background to the present Middle Eastern conflicts and their interaction, through mutual ... see all copies from £4.92! new only from £5.13!
18 view cover	Semites and Anti-Semites: An Inquiry Into Conflict and Prejudice more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist The Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East has unsettled the world for over half a century. What are the roots of this violence? Is it simply the 'normal' prejudice found through time between neighbouring peoples of different cultural traditions or ethnic origins? Or is hostility toward Israel a unique case of anti-Semitism that goes beyond ... see all copies from £5.34! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
19 view cover	A Middle East Mosaic: Fragments of Life, Letters and History more books like this by Bernard Lewis (Selected by) add to wishlist This anthology of writings by Westerners on the Middle East, and vice versa, includes extracts from Flaubert, Twain, Marx, and Dean Acheson as well as Iraqi, Egyptian, and other Eastern sources. Many are highly readable and always reflect the cultural and historical perspectives of their writers. see all copies from £2.22! new only from £7.45! \| first editions
20 view cover	Centers of Civilization Series more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist see all copies from £6.81! new only from £10.62!
21 view cover	Race and Slavery in the Middle East: An Historical Enquiry more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist From the time of Moses up to the 1960s, slavery was a fact of life in the Middle East. But if the Middle East was the last region to renounce slavery, how do we account for its - and especially Islam's - image of racial harmony? This book explores these questions. see all copies from £10.56! new only from £15.42! \| first editions
22 view cover	Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law more books like this by Ignaz Goldziher, Ignac Goldziher, Bernard W Lewis (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £9.35! new only from £18.76!
23	History--Remembered, Recovered, Invented more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist see all copies from £6.22! first editions
24 view cover	Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople Volume 2: Religion and Society more books like this by Bernard W Lewis (Photographer) add to wishlist These two volumes comprise a documentary history of Islam, from the advent of the prophet Muhammad to the capture of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror. They are concerned with a period that extends from the beginning of the seventh century to 1453; with a region that expands from western Arabia to embrace the Middle East and North ... see all copies from £13.64! new only from £26.76!
25 view cover	The Political Language of Islam more books like this by Bernard W Lewis add to wishlist Discuss the Islamic Scriptures that form the basis for its political language, looks at the changes in modern Islamic politics, and analyzes the transformation of political terms. see all copies from £5.59! new only from £5.59!

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