After September 11, Americans who had never given much thought to the Middle East turned to Lewis for an explanation. In this witty memoir he reflects on the events that have transformed the region since World War II, up through the Arab Spring.
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After September 11, Americans who had never given much thought to the Middle East turned to Lewis for an explanation. In this witty memoir he reflects on the events that have transformed the region since World War II, up through the Arab Spring.
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Very good in fine dust jacket. pages faded, outer text block slightly soiled, remainder mark on lower text block. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 388 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Type: Ex-Library First Edition. Hardcover Ex-Library Book and Dust Jacket in Good Condition. Other than minimal library markings, in Fine Condition. Very clean, otherwise unmarked, tight, solid and square binding, internals as new. Bernard Lewis has witnessed and participated in some of the key events of the last century. In this exceptional memoir he shares stories of his wartime service in London and Cairo, decrypting intercepts for M16 with sometimes unexpected consequences. After the war he was the first Western scholar ever invited into the Ottoman archives in Istanbul. There are memorable encounters with Edward Kennedy, the Shah of Iran, Golda Meir, Pope John Paul II, and many others. He is internationally recognized as the greatest historian of the Middle East. 388 pages, indexed. 6.25 x 9.4 inches. 2012, Viking/Penguin Group, New York.
