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Describe your latest book/project/work. I've been studying the life and work of photographer W. Eugene Smith for 13 years. My first book (Dream... Continue »
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    The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965

    Sam Stephenson and W. Eugene Smith

The Middle East

by Bernard Lewis

The Middle East Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

In a sweeping and vivid survey, renowned historian Bernard Lewis charts the history of the Middle East over the last 2,000 years, from the birth of Christianity through the modern era, focusing on the successive transformations that have shaped it. Elegantly sritten, scholarly yet accessible, The Middle East is the most comprehensive single volume history of the region ever written from the world's foremost authority on the Middle East.

Synopsis:

Illuminating both the history and the current climate in the Middle East, Bernard Lewis presents an authoritative, accessible examination, within a narrative framework, of the traditions of government; the Islamic religion and legal system; the economic infrastructure; and the social and cultural conventions. of photos. Maps.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-396) and index.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684832807
Author:
Lewis, Bernard
Publisher:
Scribner Book Company
Author:
Lewis, Bernard W.
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
Middle East
Subject:
History
Subject:
Middle East - General
Subject:
Middle East History.
Subject:
General History
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Publication Date:
August 1997
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
448
Dimensions:
9.26x6.18x1.16 in. 1.15 lbs.
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