The Shaping of the Modern Middle East

by Bernard Lewis

Overview

With this major revision of his classic The Middle East and the West (1964), a leading Middle East historian of our time offers a definitive 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190281830
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/17/1994
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Princeton University (Emeritus)

Hometown:

Princeton, New Jersey

Date of Birth:

May 31, 1916

Place of Birth:

London, England

Education:

B.A., University of London, 1936; Diplome des Etudes Semitiques, University of Paris, 1937; Ph.D., University of London,

Table of Contents

1. Sketches for a Historical Portrait2. The Impact of the West3. The Quest for Freedom4. Patriotism and Nationalism5. The Revolt of Islam6. The Middle East in International AffairsNotesBibliographical Note