Overview
In this intriguing volume, Bernard Lewis examines the anguished reaction of the Islamic world as it tried to understand why things had changed--how they had been overtaken, overshadowed, and to an increasing extent dominated by the West. Lewis provides a fascinating portrait of a culture in turmoil. He shows how the Middle East turned its attention to understanding European weaponry and military tactics, commerce and industry, government and diplomacy, education and culture. Lewis highlights the striking differences between the Western and Middle Eastern cultures from the 18th to the 20th centuries through thought-provoking comparisons of such things as Christianity and Islam, music and the arts, the position of women, secularism and the civil society, the clock and the calendar.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780195144208
- ISBN-10: 0195144201
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish Date: January 2002
- Dimensions: 8.57 x 5.79 x 0.84 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.84 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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