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  • by Bernard Lewis
    £12.49

    The astonishing story of Henry Coombe-Tennant (1913-89), who served in the British Army in World War II, escaping from a POW camp, joining Special Forces and aiding the French Resistance, before working for the British Secret Service in Baghdad and ending his days as a Benedictine monk! Over 30 photographs and maps. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

  • by Bernard Lewis
    £17.49

    Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal), as "a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world" (Baltimore Sun), and as "the doyen of MiddleEastern studies" (New York Times), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, this revered authority has brought together writings and lectures that he has written over four decades, featuring his reflections on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs, the Iranian Revolution, the state of Israel, the writing of history, and much more. The essays cover such urgentand compelling topics as "What Saddam Wrought," "Deconstructing Osama and His Evil Appeal," "The Middle East, Westernized Despite Itself," "The Enemies of God," and "Can Islam Be Secularized?" The collection ranges from two English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, topreviously unpublished writings, to his highly regarded essays from publications such as Foreign Affairs and The New York Review of Books. With more than fifty pieces in all, plus a new introduction to the book by Lewis, this is a valuable collection for everyone interested in the Middle East. Here then is a rich repository of wisdom on one of the key areas of the modern world--a wealth of profound reflections on Middle Eastern history, culture, politics, and current events.

  • - The Religion and the People (paperback)
    by Bernard Lewis
    £15.99

  • by Bernard Lewis, Robert Norton Pease & H. S. Taylor
    £91.49

  • by Bernard Lewis
    £21.49

    Discusses the future of the Middle East in our new, post-imperialist era. For each and every country and for the region as a whole, this explains, there is a range of alternative futures: at one end, cooperation and progress; at the other, a vicious circle of poverty and ignorance.

  • by Bernard Lewis
    £41.99 - 190.99

    Examines the relations of Islam and other religions; the formative and classical periods of the Judaeo-Islamic tradition in medieval Islam; the development of the Ottoman Empire; and its eventual demise in the twentieth century.

  • - 2000 Years Of History From The Rise Of Christianity to the Present Day
    by Bernard Lewis
    £11.99

    A brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the Middle East by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject

  • by Bernard Lewis
    £14.99

    Discuss the Islamic Scriptures that form the basis for its political language, looks at the changes in modern Islamic politics, and analyzes the transformation of political terms.

  • - The Clash between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East
    by Bernard Lewis
    £8.99

    A bestselling account of why the Islamic world has been losing the conflict with the West for 300 years - and the frustration and humiliation this has produced.

  • - An Inquiry into Conflict and Prejudice
    by Bernard Lewis
    £16.99

    "A powerful book. It combines the coolness of scholarship with conclusions that cannot fail to engage the passions."-Saul Bellow

  • - Interpreting the Middle East
    by Bernard Lewis
    £10.99

    A collection of the most important essays on past and current history by the Western world's foremost Islamic scholar

  • - Holy War and Unholy Terror
    by Bernard Lewis
    £8.99

    The great scholar of Islam directly confronts the events of September 11th and the reasons behind Islamic terrorism in the modern world - a Sunday Times bestseller.

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