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- 9780195173369
- Book Title
- From Babel to Dragomans : Interpreting the Middle East
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 6.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Religion, History
- Topic
- History, Middle East / General, Religion, Politics & State
- Item Weight
- 27.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 456 Pages
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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0195173368
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9780195173369
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From Babel to Dragomans : Interpreting the Middle East
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456 Pages
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English
Publication Year
2004
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History, Middle East / General, Religion, Politics & State
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Religion, History
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Hardcover
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27.9 Oz
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Reviews
"As this collection of writings and speeches from the last 40 years demonstrates once again, Lewis is probably the world's most erudite scholar of the Middle East. The pieces cover virtually all aspects of the region--from medieval Turkish history to the roots of the Israeli-Palestinianconflict, and everything in between. Food for thought abounds.... Reflects the thinking of a profound mind."--Publishers Weekly, "The press of world events has transformed Bernard Lewis into the most public sort of intellectual, well into the emeritus phase of his scholarly career. His 2002 study, What Went Wrong?, shed much welcome, if controversial, light on the divergent courses of Islamic and Western civilization ata moment when the question could not be more urgent. Now in a new collection of essays, From Babel to Dragomans, Lewis teases out the implications of his earlier argument in a wide range of settings, from traditional Middle Eastern feasts and rituals to the anti-Western propaganda campaigns of alQaeda."--Chris Lehmann, The Washington Post, "Lewis has long been considered the West's leading interpreter of Mideast culture and history, and this collection only solidifies his reputation. His writing is erudite but not dry; he venerates the facts of history while remaining fully alive to their echoes and implications in the present."-- National Review "Historian Lewis has been one of the most prolific modern writers on the Middle East and Islam. Throughout his long career, he has made many of the intricacies of Middle Eastern history and Islamic civilization accessible to a broad audience of informed readers and academics in the West. In this latest book, Lewis offers a panorama of more than 50 previously published writings spanning more than four decades of academic life. Chapters in this volume come from scholarly publications, lectures, popular publications, and newspaper columns. The smorgasbord of topics covered includes medieval Islamic history, European encounters with the people of the Middle East, Pan-Arabism, Islam and the West, Ottoman History, and the contemporary developments in the Middle East and Muslim-Western relations."-- Library Journal "For more than four decades, Lewis has been one of the most respected scholars and prolific writers on the history and politics of the Middle East. In this compilation of more than 50 journal articles and essays, he displays the full range of his eloquence, knowledge, and insight regarding this pivotal and volatile region.... For both scholars and layreaders, the writings of Lewis remain essential."-- Booklist "As this collection of writings and speeches from the last 40 years demonstrates once again, Lewis is probably the world's most erudite scholar of the Middle East. The pieces cover virtually all aspects of the region--from medieval Turkish history to the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and everything in between. Food for thought abounds.... Reflects the thinking of a profound mind."-- Publishers Weekly "The press of world events has transformed Bernard Lewis into the most public sort of intellectual, well into the emeritus phase of his scholarly career. His 2002 study, What Went Wrong? , shed much welcome, if controversial, light on the divergent courses of Islamic and Western civilization at a moment when the question could not be more urgent. Now in a new collection of essays, From Babel to Dragomans , Lewis teases out the implications of his earlier argument in a wide range of settings, from traditional Middle Eastern feasts and rituals to the anti-Western propaganda campaigns of al Qaeda."--Chris Lehmann, The Washington Post "At his best, Lewis can be witty, playful, and polymathically erudite.... A wonderful piece on 'Middle East Feasts,' published in these pages, gives him full opportunity to show off his astonishing linguistic range."-- New York Review of Books Praise for Bernard Lewis's What Went Wrong? : 15 Weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List "Remarkably succinct.... A concise study of the Muslim world's responses to the West and of its own long, sad decline.... It offers a long view in the midst of so much short-term and confusing punditry. Lewis has done us all-Muslim and non-Muslim alike-a remarkable service."-- The New York Times Book Review "Inestimable...replete with the exceptional historical insight that one has come to expect from the world's foremost Islamic scholar."-- The Wall Street Journal "A timely and provocative contribution to the current ragin debate about the tensions between the West and the Islamic world."-- BusinessWeek "No scholar of Islam in the Western world has more thoroughly earned the respect of generalists and academics alike than Bernard Lewis."-- Baltimore Sun "Lewis's sharp-edged commentaries on what history means to Muslims...are wha, Praise for Bernard Lewis's What Went Wrong?:15 Weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List"Remarkably succinct.... A concise study of the Muslim world's responses to theWest and of its own long, sad decline.... It offers a long view in the midst ofso much short-term and confusing punditry. Lewis has done us all-Muslim andnon-Muslim alike-a remarkable service."--The New York Times Book Review, "At his best, Lewis can be witty, playful, and polymathically erudite.... A wonderful piece on 'Middle East Feasts,' published in these pages, gives him full opportunity to show off his astonishing linguistic range."--New York Review of Books, "Lewis has long been considered the West's leading interpreter of Mideastculture and history, and this collection only solidifies his reputation. Hiswriting is erudite but not dry; he venerates the facts of history whileremaining fully alive to their echoes and implications in thepresent."--National Review, "Inestimable...replete with the exceptional historical insight that one has come to expect from the world's foremost Islamic scholar."--The Wall Street Journal"A timely and provocative contribution to the current raging debate about the tensions between the West and the Islamic world."--BusinessWeek"No scholar of Islam in the Western world has more thoroughly earned the respect of generalists and academics alike than Bernard Lewis."--Baltimore Sun"Lewis's sharp-edged commentaries on what history means to Muslims...are what make him so much the scholar of the hour."--U. S. News and World Report"A provocative and suggestive review of Islamic response to ideas and practices of the Christian West.... Lewis has given us a thoughtful treatment of the historical backdrop of the September 11 tragedy."--The Houston Chronicle"For newcomers to the subject...Bernard Lewis is the man."--Time, "Inestimable...replete with the exceptional historical insight that onehas come to expect from the world's foremost Islamic scholar."--The Wall StreetJournal"A timely and provocative contribution to the current raging debate about thetensions between the West and the Islamic world."--BusinessWeek"No scholar of Islam in the Western world has more thoroughly earned the respectof generalists and academics alike than Bernard Lewis."--Baltimore Sun"Lewis's sharp-edged commentaries on what history means to Muslims...are whatmake him so much the scholar of the hour."--U. S. News and World Report"A provocative and suggestive review of Islamic response to ideas and practicesof the Christian West.... Lewis has given us a thoughtful treatment of thehistorical backdrop of the September 11 tragedy."--The Houston Chronicle"For newcomers to the subject...Bernard Lewis is the man."--Time, Praise for Bernard Lewis's What Went Wrong?:15 Weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List"Remarkably succinct.... A concise study of the Muslim world's responses to the West and of its own long, sad decline.... It offers a long view in the midst of so much short-term and confusing punditry. Lewis has done us all-Muslim and non-Muslim alike-a remarkable service."--The New York Times BookReview, "For more than four decades, Lewis has been one of the most respectedscholars and prolific writers on the history and politics of the Middle East. Inthis compilation of more than 50 journal articles and essays, he displays thefull range of his eloquence, knowledge, and insight regarding this pivotal andvolatile region.... The breadth of the subject matter covered is immense. Topicsas diverse as Islamic architecture, the prevalence of Persian culture throughoutthe region, Ottoman-European relations, and the causes of jihadist terror areexplored. Lewis has never shrunk from controversy, and many of his viewspresented here are widely disputed by other scholars both within and outside theMiddle East; but for both scholars and layreaders, the writings of Lewis remainessential."--Booklist, 'Anthology' is an inadequate word....Better to call From Babel to Dragomans:Interpreting the Middle East a jewel, for that's what it will be to a huge range of readers, with its weaving of religious, historical, [and] modern political...insights. Dragomans takes the old-fashioned, respectfulidea that history is a guide to understanding, that it is interesting in itself,...that readers are best served when they are invited to draw their own insights from articles... Edmonton Journal Edmonton Journal|9780195173369|, "As this collection of writings and speeches from the last 40 yearsdemonstrates once again, Lewis is probably the world's most erudite scholar ofthe Middle East. The pieces cover virtually all aspects of the region--frommedieval Turkish history to the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, andeverything in between. Food for thought abounds.... Reflects the thinking of aprofound mind."--Publishers Weekly, "The press of world events has transformed Bernard Lewis into the mostpublic sort of intellectual, well into the emeritus phase of his scholarlycareer. His 2002 study, What Went Wrong?, shed much welcome, if controversial,light on the divergent courses of Islamic and Western civilization at a momentwhen the question could not be more urgent. Now in a new collection of essays,From Babel to Dragomans, Lewis teases out the implications of his earlierargument in a wide range of settings, from traditional Middle Eastern feasts andrituals to the anti-Western propaganda campaigns of al Qaeda."--Chris Lehmann,The Washington Post, "At his best, Lewis can be witty, playful, and polymathically erudite....A wonderful piece on 'Middle East Feasts,' published in these pages, gives himfull opportunity to show off his astonishing linguistic range."--New York Reviewof Books, "Historian Lewis has been one of the most prolific modern writers on the Middle East and Islam. Throughout his long career, he has made many of the intricacies of Middle Eastern history and Islamic civilization accessible to a broad audience of informed readers and academics in the West. Inthis latest book, Lewis offers a panorama of more than 50 previously published writings spanning more than four decades of academic life. Chapters in this volume come from scholarly publications, lectures, popular publications, and newspaper columns. The smorgasbord of topics covered includesmedieval Islamic history, European encounters with the people of the Middle East, Pan-Arabism, Islam and the West, Ottoman History, and the contemporary developments in the Middle East and Muslim-Western relations."--Library Journal, "Lewis has long been considered the West's leading interpreter of Mideast culture and history, and this collection only solidifies his reputation. His writing is erudite but not dry; he venerates the facts of history while remaining fully alive to their echoes and implications in the present."--National Review "Historian Lewis has been one of the most prolific modern writers on the Middle East and Islam. Throughout his long career, he has made many of the intricacies of Middle Eastern history and Islamic civilization accessible to a broad audience of informed readers and academics in the West. In this latest book, Lewis offers a panorama of more than 50 previously published writings spanning more than four decades of academic life. Chapters in this volume come from scholarly publications, lectures, popular publications, and newspaper columns. The smorgasbord of topics covered includes medieval Islamic history, European encounters with the people of the Middle East, Pan-Arabism, Islam and the West, Ottoman History, and the contemporary developments in the Middle East and Muslim-Western relations."--Library Journal "For more than four decades, Lewis has been one of the most respected scholars and prolific writers on the history and politics of the Middle East. In this compilation of more than 50 journal articles and essays, he displays the full range of his eloquence, knowledge, and insight regarding this pivotal and volatile region.... For both scholars and layreaders, the writings of Lewis remain essential."--Booklist "As this collection of writings and speeches from the last 40 years demonstrates once again, Lewis is probably the world's most erudite scholar of the Middle East. The pieces cover virtually all aspects of the region--from medieval Turkish history to the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and everything in between. Food for thought abounds.... Reflects the thinking of a profound mind."--Publishers Weekly "The press of world events has transformed Bernard Lewis into the most public sort of intellectual, well into the emeritus phase of his scholarly career. His 2002 study, What Went Wrong?, shed much welcome, if controversial, light on the divergent courses of Islamic and Western civilization at a moment when the question could not be more urgent. Now in a new collection of essays, From Babel to Dragomans, Lewis teases out the implications of his earlier argument in a wide range of settings, from traditional Middle Eastern feasts and rituals to the anti-Western propaganda campaigns of al Qaeda."--Chris Lehmann, The Washington Post "At his best, Lewis can be witty, playful, and polymathically erudite.... A wonderful piece on 'Middle East Feasts,' published in these pages, gives him full opportunity to show off his astonishing linguistic range."--New York Review of Books Praise for Bernard Lewis's What Went Wrong?: 15 Weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List "Remarkably succinct.... A concise study of the Muslim world's responses to the West and of its own long, sad decline.... It offers a long view in the midst of so much short-term and confusing punditry. Lewis has done us all-Muslim and non-Muslim alike-a remarkable service."--The New York Times Book Review "Inestimable...replete with the exceptional historical insight that one has come to expect from the world's foremost Islamic scholar."--The Wall Street Journal "A timely and provocative contribution to the current ragin debate about the tensions between the West and the Islamic world."--BusinessWeek "No scholar of Islam in the Western world has more thoroughly earned the respect of generalists and academics alike than Bernard Lewis."--Baltimore Sun "Lewis's sharp-edged commentaries on what history means to Muslims...are what make him so much the scholar of the hour."--U. S. News and World Report "A provocative and suggestive review of Islamic response to ideas and practice, "Historian Lewis has been one of the most prolific modern writers on theMiddle East and Islam. Throughout his long career, he has made many of theintricacies of Middle Eastern history and Islamic civilization accessible to abroad audience of informed readers and academics in the West. In this latestbook, Lewis offers a panorama of more than 50 previously published writingsspanning more than four decades of academic life. Chapters in this volume comefrom scholarly publications, lectures, popular publications, and newspapercolumns. The smorgasbord of topics covered includes medieval Islamic history,European encounters with the people of the Middle East, Pan-Arabism, Islam andthe West, Ottoman History, and the contemporary developments in the Middle Eastand Muslim-Western relations."--Library Journal, "Lewis has long been considered the West's leading interpreter of Mideast culture and history, and this collection only solidifies his reputation. His writing is erudite but not dry; he venerates the facts of history while remaining fully alive to their echoes and implications in thepresent."--National Review, "For more than four decades, Lewis has been one of the most respected scholars and prolific writers on the history and politics of the Middle East. In this compilation of more than 50 journal articles and essays, he displays the full range of his eloquence, knowledge, and insight regardingthis pivotal and volatile region.... The breadth of the subject matter covered is immense. Topics as diverse as Islamic architecture, the prevalence of Persian culture throughout the region, Ottoman-European relations, and the causes of jihadist terror are explored. Lewis has never shrunk fromcontroversy, and many of his views presented here are widely disputed by other scholars both within and outside the Middle East; but for both scholars and layreaders, the writings of Lewis remain essential."--Booklist, 'Anthology' is an inadequate word....Better to call From Babel toDragomans:Interpreting the Middle East a jewel, for that's what it will be to ahuge range of readers, with its weaving of religious, historical, [and] modernpolitical...insights. Dragomans takes the old-fashioned, respectful idea thathistory is a guide to understanding, that it is interesting in itself,...thatreaders are best served when they are invited to draw their own insights fromarticles... Edmonton Journal Edmonton Journal|9780195173369|
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
956
Synopsis
Bernard 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 Times ), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, this revered authority has brought together writings and lectures that he has written over four decades, featuring his reflections on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the state of Israel, the writing of history, and much more. The essays cover such urgent and compelling topics as "What Saddam Wrought," "Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal," "The Middle East, Westernized Despite Itself," "The Enemies of God," and "Can Islam be Secularized?" The collection ranges from two English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, to previously unpublished writings, to his highly regarded essays from publications such as Foreign Affairs and The New York Review of Books . With more than fifty pieces in all, plus a new introduction to the book by Lewis, this is a valuable collection for everyone interested in the Middle East. Here then is a rich repository of wisdom on one of the key areas of the modern world--a wealth of profound reflections on Middle Eastern history, culture, politics, and current events., Bernard 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 Times), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, this revered authority has brought together writings and lectures that he has written over four decades, featuring his reflections on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the state of Israel, the writing of history, and much more. The essays cover such urgent and compelling topics as "What Saddam Wrought," "Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal," "The Middle East, Westernized Despite Itself," "The Enemies of God," and "Can Islam be Secularized?" The collection ranges from two English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, to previously unpublished writings, to his highly regarded essays from publications such as Foreign Affairs and The New York Review of Books. With more than fifty pieces in all, plus a new introduction to the book by Lewis, this is a valuable collection for everyone interested in the Middle East. Here then is a rich repository of wisdom on one of the key areas of the modern world--a wealth of profound reflections on Middle Eastern history, culture, politics, and current events., Bernard 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 MiddleEastern studies" (New York Times), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, this revered authority has brought together writings and lectures that he has written over four decades, featuring his reflections on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the state of Israel, the writing of history, and much more. The essays cover such urgentand compelling topics as "What Saddam Wrought," "Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal," "The Middle East, Westernized Despite Itself," "The Enemies of God," and "Can Islam be Secularized?" The collection ranges from two English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, topreviously unpublished writings, to his highly regarded essays from publications such as Foreign Affairs and The New York Review of Books. With more than fifty pieces in all, plus a new introduction to the book by Lewis, this is a valuable collection for everyone interested in the Middle East. Here then is a rich repository of wisdom on one of the key areas of the modern world--a wealth of profound reflections on Middle Eastern history, culture, politics, and current events., Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Now, this revered authority has brought together writings and lectures that he has written over four decades, featuring his reflections on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the state of Israel, the writing of history, and much more. The essays include such urgent and compelling topics as "What Saddam Wrought," "Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal," "The Middle East, Westernized Despite Itself," "The Enemies of God," and "Can Islam Be Secularized?" With more than fifty pieces in all, plus a new introduction to the book by Lewis, this is a valuable collection for everyone interested in the Middle East.
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DS44.L48 2004
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