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This collection of essays, written by a Western expert in Islamic studies, gives background on present Middle Eastern conflicts with the West. It also reflects on how this religion - from its first expansion to the exploits of Saddam Hussein - has been fatefully involved with the Western world.

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Volume II of the High Speed Aerodynamics and Jet Propulsion series. This volume includes treatments of all aspects of combustion necessary to the development of jet and rocket engines. Originally published in 1956. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from th

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Marks a literary milestone. This title collects 129 poems from the four leading literary traditions of the Middle East which provide an unusual window into Middle Eastern history. These poems come from diverse languages and traditions - Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew - and span more than a thousand years.

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Surveying the population and revenue of six Palestinian cities--Jerusalem, Hebron, Gaza, Ramie, Nabulus, and Safed--in the sixteenth-century, Amnon Cohen and Bernard Lewis consider the numbers, composition, and distribution of the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish population, and discuss the different headings of revenue, the manner of assessment and c

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This landmark book probes Muslims' attitudes toward Jews and Judaism as a special case of their view of other religious minorities in predominantly Muslim societies. With authority, sympathy and wit, Bernard Lewis demolishes two competing stereotypes: the Islamophobic picture of the fanatical Muslim warrior, sword in one hand and Qur'n in the othe

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An examination of how history has shaped the identity of the Middle East.

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Offering an overview of two millennia of commerce, diplomacy, war and exploration, this book contains stories drawn from letters, diaries and histories. Edited by Bernard Lewis, it also contains commentary, notes and a reading group guide.

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A collection of essays on past and current history by a prominent western Islamic scholar.

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The memoirs of the greatest historian of the Middle East, Professor Bernard Lewis.

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This scholar of Islam directly confronts the events of September 11th and the reasons behind Islamic terrorism in the modern world

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A survey of the history and civilisations of the Middle East.

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Professor Bernard Lewis examines the sources and nature of Muslim knowledge of the West. His book explores the subtle ways in which Europe and Islam have influenced each other over seven centuries. Retelling familiar historical events such as the battle of Lepanto and the siege of Vienna from an Arab perspective.

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An 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.