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Arabs in History
OUP Oxford 2002; US$ 18.99`Whoever lives in our country, speaks our language, is brought up in our culture and takes pride in our glory is one of us.' Thus ran a declaration of modern leaders of Arab states. But what exactly is an Arab, and what has been their place in the course of human history?In this well-established classic, Professor Lewis examines the key issues... more...
The Crisis of Islam
Random House Publishing Group 2003; US$ 15.00In his first book since What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. He looks at the theological origins of political Islam and takes us through the rise of militant Islam in Iran, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, examining... more...
From Babel to Dragomans
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 19.99The author brings together four decades of his essays, articles, and other writings on the Middle East. more...
What Went Wrong?
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 21.99Why 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, religion and other areas between the 18th and 20th centuries. more...
A Middle East Mosaic
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 20.00In times of war and in peace, from the earliest days of the Roman Empire to our own, Westerners have journeyed to the lands of the middle east, bringing back accounts of their adventures and impressions. Yet it was never a one way exchange. From the first Arab embassy to the Vikings in the 9th century to the internet musings of the Taliban, A Middle... more...
Islam and the West
Oxford University Press, USA 1994; US$ 19.99Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies," Bernard Lewis has been for half a century one of the West's foremost scholars of Islamic history and culture, the author of over two dozen books, most notably The Arabs in History, The Emergence of Modern Turkey, The Political Language of Islam, and The... more...
The Shaping of the Modern Middle East
Oxford University Press, USA 1994; US$ 17.001. Sketches for a Historical Portrait. 2. The Impact of the West. 3. The Quest for Freedom. 4. Patriotism and Nationalism. 5. The Revolt of Islam. 6. The Middle East in International Affairs. Notes. Bibliographical Note more...
The Middle East
Scribner 2009; US$ 18.00In a sweeping and vivid survey, renowned historian Bernard Lewis charts the history of the Middle East over the last 2,000 years, from the birth of Christianity through the modern era, focusing on the successive transformations that have shaped it. Elegantly sritten, scholarly yet accessible, The Middle East is the most comprehensive single volume... more...
Faith and Power
Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 18.99Bernard 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... more...
The Jews of Islam
Princeton University Press 1987; US$ 28.95Probing the Muslims' attitude toward Judaism as a special case of their view of other religious minorities in Islamic countries, Bernard Lewis demolishes two competing stereotypes: the fanatical warrior, sword in one hand and Qur' an in the other, and the Muslim designer of an interfaith utopia. Available for the first time in paperback, his portrayal... more...









