| Description |
xi, 388 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Lewis, Bernard, 1916-2018.
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Lewis, Bernard, 1916-2018. |
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Middle East specialists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Middle East specialists. |
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Great Britain. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Middle East -- Historiography.
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Middle East. |
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Historiography. |
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Middle East Region. |
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Middle East -- History -- 20th century.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Middle East -- History -- 21st century.
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| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Churchill, Buntzie Ellis, 1939-
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| ISBN |
9780670023530 |
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0670023531 |
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