The Middle East : 2000 years of history from the rise of Christianity to the present day / Bernard Lewis.
Series: History of civilisation (London, England)Publication details: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, c1995.Description: xiv, 433 p., [40] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cmContent type:- 0297813455 :
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Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | BSOP Library | GC | DS62 L58m 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00045090 |
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 394-396.
Pt. I. Introduction -- Pt. II. Antecedents. 1. Before Christianity. 2. Before Islam -- Pt. III. The Dawn and Noon of Islam. 3. Origins. 4. The 'Abbasid Caliphate. 5. The Coming of the Steppe Peoples. 6. The Mongol Aftermath. 7. The Gunpowder Empires -- Pt. IV. Cross-Sections. 8. The State. 9. The Economy. 10. The Elites. 11. The Commonalty. 12. Religion and Law. 13. Culture -- Pt. V. The Challenge of Modernity. 14. Challenge. 15. Change. 16. Response and Reaction. 17. New Ideas. 18. From War to War. 19. From Freedom to Freedom.