The Middle East, a brief history of the last 2,000 years, Bernard Lewis
Type
Label
The Middle East, a brief history of the last 2,000 years, Bernard Lewis
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-396) and index
Illustrations
mapsplatesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Middle East
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
37522095
Responsibility statement
Bernard Lewis
Sub title
a brief history of the last 2,000 years
Summary
The Middle East from earliest times to the present has exerted a powerful influence on the rest of the world
Table Of Contents
Antecedents -- Before Christianity -- Before Islam -- The dawn and noon of islam -- Origins -- The 'Abbasid caliphate -- The coming of the steppe peoples -- The Mongol aftermath -- The gunpowder empires -- Cross-sections -- The state -- The economy -- The elites -- The commonalty -- Religion and law -- Culture -- The challenge of modernity -- Challenge -- Change -- Response and reaction -- New ideas -- From war to war -- From freedom to freedom