Islam in History : Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East

Cleveland E Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies Bernard Lewis
Open Court
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Recent events have made an understanding of the turmoil in the Middle East more important than ever. In these essays, Bernard Lewis, a leading expert on Islam, gives essential background on Middle Eastern.

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conflicts with the West and shows how Islam -- from its first expansion to its interpretation by Saddam Hussein and other extremists -- has always been inextricably linked to the Western world.