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In this immensely readable and wide ranging book,Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East,beginning with the two great empires,the Roman and the Persian,and covering the growth of Christianity,the rise and spread of Islam,the waves of invaders from the east,the Mongol hordes of Jengiz Khan,the rise of the Ottoman Turks,and the changing balance of power between the Muslim and Christian worlds.THE MIDDLE EAST is a brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the region.
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The Middle East, Bernard Lewis
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- The Middle East
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bernard Lewis
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1857994116
- ISBN13
- 9781857994117
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Religion & Spirituality, Political Science & Politics, Religious Topics, Religion, Politics, Islam, Near and Middle East, History of Nations and States, Islamic Countries
- First published
- 1995
- Original title
- Middle East: 2000 years of history from the rise of christianity to the present day
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- In this immensely readable and wide ranging book,Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East,beginning with the two great empires,the Roman and the Persian,and covering the growth of Christianity,the rise and spread of Islam,the waves of invaders from the east,the Mongol hordes of Jengiz Khan,the rise of the Ottoman Turks,and the changing balance of power between the Muslim and Christian worlds.THE MIDDLE EAST is a brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the region.