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Scribner, Date: 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1995. Scribner ISBN 0684807122 9780684807126 [US]

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New York: Scribner, Date: 1995. 432 pp. Index. B/w photographs. . Hard bound. Book good/Jacket. 1995. Scribner ISBN 0684807122 9780684807126 [NL]

ISBN10: 0684807122, ISBN13: 9780684807126, [publisher: Scribner] Hardcover As the birthplace of three religions as and many civilizations, the Middle East has for centuries been a center of knowledge and ideas, of techniques and commodities, and, at times, of military and political power. With the histoical -- and still growing -- importance of the Middle East in modern politics, historian Bernard Lewis's cogent and scholarly writing brings a wider understanding of the cultures of the region to a popular audience. In this immensely readable and broad history, Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East, beginning with the two great empires, the Roman and the Persian, whose disputes divided the region two thousand years ago; the development of monotheism and the growth of Christianity; the astonishingly rapid rise and spread of Islam over a vast area; the waves of invaders from the East and the Mongol hordes of Jengiz Khan; the rise of the Ottoman Turks in Anatoia, the Mamluks in Egypt and the Safavids in Iran; the peak and decline of the great Ottoman states; and the changing balance of power between the Muslim and Christian worlds. Within this narrative, Lewis details the myriad forces that have shaped the history of the Middle East: the Islamic relgion and legal system; the traditions of government; the immense variety of trade and the remarkably wide range of crops; the elites -- military, commercial, religious, intellectual and artistic ...
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Scribner, May Date: 1996. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good- Dustjacket. Light to moderate soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984. 1996. Scribner ISBN 0684807122 9780684807126 [US]

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New York Scribner, Date: 1995, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition, First Printing in U.S. -- Hardcover. Condition: fine, with fine dust jacket. ISBN 0684807122 1995. Scribner ISBN 0684807122 9780684807126 [US]

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