Author: LEWIS, BERNARD
Title: The Middle East : 2000 years of history from the rise of Christianity to the present day / Bernard Lewis
Description: London : Phoenix 2000. Second Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xiv. 433 p. [40] p. of plates : ill. maps ; 20 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index. Summary: In this immensely readable and wide-ranging book. Bernard Lewis charts the successive transformations of the Middle East. beginning with the two great empires. the Roman and the Persian. and covering the growth of Christianity. the rise and spread of Islam. the waves of invaders from the east. the Mongol hordes of Jengiz Khan. the rise of the Ottoman Turks. and the changing balance of power between the Muslim and Christian worlds. Subject: Asian / Middle Eastern history / Latin America / South America / HISTORY / Middle East / General. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated. Series: History of civilization. ISBN: 1842121391. Weight in Kg appr.:

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