The Multiple Identities of the Middle East

Bernard Lewis

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998 - Ethnicity - 164 pages

Most of the modern states of the Middle East are of recent origin, yet the region is the birthplace of three religions and many civilizations. Bernard Lewis, one of the world's most respected historians of the Middle East, discusses the countries and frontiers; their religions and communities; language and loyalties to place, and Middle Eastern perceptions of outsiders. He also considers the effect of alien ideas and influences including liberalism, nationalism, fascism, socialism and democracy.

About the author

Bernard Lewis, a world-respected authority on Islamic and Middle Eastern history, is Professor of Near Eastern Studies Emeritus at Princeton University, where he has been since 1974. Born in London in 1916, he was Professor of the History of the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1949-74. His numerous books on the Middle and Near East have been translated into more than twenty languages, including Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Malay and Indonesian.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Multiple Identities of the Middle East; Master Minds Series
• Author: Bernard Lewis
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998
• ISBN: 0297818465, 9780297818465
• Length: 164 pages