The Islamic World: From Classical to Modern Times (Essays in Honor of Bernard Lewis) [Hardcover]

Clifford Edmund Bosworth (Author), Charles Issawi (Author), Roger Savory (Author), A. L. Udovitch (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0878500669 | ISBN-13: 978-0878500666 | Publication Date: May 1989

Bernard Lewis's work has covered all periods, and most countries, of the Islamic Middle East. This festschrift, written by some of his numerous colleagues, friends, and former students, includes some of the most distinguished orientalists, historians, and social scientists of our time and is a fitting tribute to Professor Lewis's scholarship. The contributions range, geographically, from "On Chinese Rhubarb" to "The Jewish Courtier Class in Late Eighteenth-Century Morocco" and, topically, from "The Concept of Authority in Islamic Thought" to "A Forgotten Ottoman Romance" and "Safety in Numbers: Reflections on the Middle Eastern Balance of Power". Taken together, the fifty-two essays constitute a variegated collection of studies on a many-sided and important civilisation. The collections are assembled under three major headings: The Classical and Medieval Islamic World; Ottoman Studies and The Modern Middle East.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 915 pages
• Publisher: Darwin Pr (May 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878500669
• ISBN-13: 978-0878500666
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,196,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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