| Authors: |
Lewis, Bernard, 1916-
Churchill, Buntzie Ellis, 1939-
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| Material type: |
Biography |
| Subject: |
Middle East -- Historiography.
Middle East -- History -- 20th century.
Middle East -- History -- 21st century.
Middle East specialists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Lewis, Bernard,1916-
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Viking, 2012. |
| Description: |
xi, 388 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780670023530 0670023531 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents: |
Early days -- The war years -- In the Ottoman archives -- Cultural diplomacy -- Why study history? -- Episodes in an academic life -- Crossing the Atlantic -- The neighborhood -- The clash of civilizations -- Orientalism and the cult of right thinking -- Judgment in Paris -- Writing and rewriting history -- Politics and the Iraq War -- In sum -- Appendix I. The dirge -- Appendix II. Honors and publications. |
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| Summary: |
Presents the life and career of the Middle East specialist, from his professional relationships with world leaders to his accomplishments in world politics, and offers the author's analysis of the political transformation of the region. |