A Middle East Mosaic

Fragments of Life, Letters and History

Bernard Lewis

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Modern Library
15 November 2001

History; Middle Eastern history

Series: Modern Library Classics

In times of war and in peace, from the earliest days of the Roman Empire to our own, Westerners have traveled to the lands of the Middle East, bringing back accounts of their adventures and impressions. But it was never a one-way journey. In this spirited collection of Western views of the Middle East and Middle Eastern views of the West, Bernard Lewis gives us a rich overview of two thousand years of commerce, diplomacy, war and exploration. We hear from Napoleon, St. Augustine, T. E. Lawrence, Karl Marx and Ibn Khaldun. We peer into Queen Elizabeth's business correspondence, strike oil with Freya Stark and follow the footsteps of Mark Twain and Ibn Battuta, the Marco Polo of the East. This book is a delight, a treasury of stories drawn not only from letters, diaries and histories, but also from unpublished archives and previously untranslated accounts.

By: Bernard Lewis
Imprint: Modern Library
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780375758379
ISBN 10: 0375758372
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 15 November 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for A Middle East Mosaic: Fragments of Life, Letters and History

""A magnificent collection that lays out the history of the Middle East like no other book before it. The sheer wonder of this book cannot be overstated."" --Denver Rocky Mountain News ""History in the hands of a master historian is an exquisite thing."" --The Charlotte Observer