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Bernard Lewis, FBA (born May 31, 1916) is a British-American historian, scholar in Oriental studies, and political commentator. He is the Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University. He specializes in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West, and is especially famous in academic circles for his works on the history of the Ottoman Empire.

Lewis served in the British Army in the Royal Armoured Corps and Intelligence Corps during the Second World War before being seconded to the Foreign Office. After the war, he returned to the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and was appointed to the new chair in Near and Middle Eastern History.

Lewis is a widely read expert on the Middle East, and is regarded as one of the West’s leading scholars of that region. His advice has been frequently sought by policymakers, including the George W. Bush administration. In the Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing Martin Kramer, whose Ph.D. thesis was directed by Lewis, considered that, over a 60-year career, he has emerged as "the most influential postwar historian of Islam and the Middle East." He is also famous for his public debates with the late Edward Said concerning the latter's book Orientalism (1978), which harshly criticized Lewis.

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Total Books: 171
Les Assassins Terrorisme Et Politique Dans L'islam Medieval
2019 - Les Assassins Terrorisme Et Politique Dans L'islam Medieval [Le Gout De L'histoire - French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782251450384
ISBN-10: 2251450386
Genres: History, Religion & Spirituality, Politics & Social Sciences
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Population and Revenue in the Towns of Palestine in the Sixteenth Century
2015 - Population and Revenue in the Towns of Palestine in the Sixteenth Century [Princeton Legacy Library] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780691602837
ISBN-10: 0691602832
Genre: History
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Notes on a Century Reflections of a Middle East Historian
2013 - Notes on a Century Reflections of a Middle East Historian (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781780221069
ISBN-10: 1780221061
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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The End of Modern History in the Middle East
2011 - The End of Modern History in the Middle East [HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780817912949
ISBN-10: 0817912940
Genre: History
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The Jews of Islam
2010 - The Jews of Islam (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780415611800
ISBN-10: 0415611806
Genres: Reference, Religion & Spirituality
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Faith and Power Religion and Politics in the Middle East
2010 - Faith and Power Religion and Politics in the Middle East (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780195144215
ISBN-10: 019514421X
Genres: History, Religion & Spirituality, Law
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
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Islam in History
2009 - Islam in History (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9788186505236
ISBN-10: 8186505237
Genre: Religion & Spirituality
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Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Swansea
2009 - Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths Around Swansea (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781845630874
ISBN-10: 1845630874
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The Crisis of Islam Holy War and Unholy Terror
2008 - The Crisis of Islam Holy War and Unholy Terror (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781439566176
ISBN-10: 1439566178
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Islam The Religion and the People
2008 - Islam the Religion and the People (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780132230858
ISBN-10: 0132230852
Genres: History, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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The Holy Lands
2008 - The Holy Lands (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780297847984
ISBN-10: 0297847988
Genre: History
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The Middle East A Brief History of the Last 2000 Years
2008 - The Middle East a Brief History of the Last 2000 Years (Other)Paperback, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9781439502075
ISBN-10: 1439502072
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Behind The Type The Life Story Of Frederic W Goudy
2008 - Behind the Type the Life Story of Frederic W Goudy (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781436702003
ISBN-10: 1436702003
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Political Words and Ideas in Islam
2008 - Political Words and Ideas in Islam (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781558764248
ISBN-10: 1558764240
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Europe and Islam
2007 - Europe and Islam (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780844771984
ISBN-10: 0844771988
Genres: History, Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
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A Middle East Mosaic Reflections Between the Middle East and the West from Ancient Times to the Present
2007 - A Middle East Mosaic Reflections Between the Middle East and the West From Ancient Times to the Present [Modern Library Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780812976465
ISBN-10: 0812976460
Genre: History
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The Assassins A Radical Sect in Islam
2006 - The Assassins a Radical Sect in Islam (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781857998764
ISBN-10: 1857998766
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Swansea Pals
2005 - Swansea Pals (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781844152520
ISBN-10: 1844152529
Genre: History
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From Babel To Dragomans Interpreting The Middle East
2005 - From Babel to Dragomans Interpreting the Middle East (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780195182538
ISBN-10: 0195182537
Genres: History, Nonfiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Islam
2005 - Islam [French Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782070774265
ISBN-10: 2070774260
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Iraq La guerra continua
2005 - Iraq La Guerra Continua (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788849810790
ISBN-10: 8849810792
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2003 - Crisis of Islam The [Lib - CD] (Audio CD)
2003 - L'islam (Paperback)
2002 - Los Asesinos Una Secta Islamica Radical [Otras Publicaciones - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2002 - United States and the Middle East [Editors' Choice Series] (Paperback)
2002 - The New Terrorism Threat and Response [Foreign Affairs Editors' Chioce Book Seies] (Paperback)
2001 - The Emergence of Modern Turkey [Studies in Middle Eastern History] (Hardcover)Paperback
2000 - The Middle East [History of Civilization] (Paperback)
1998 - Plato [Great Philosophers] (Paperback)
1997 - Semites Antisemites Pb [Phoenix Giants S.] (Paperback)
1994 - Muslims in Europe [Social Change in Western Europe] (Paperback)Hardcover
1991 - The Political Language of Islam [Exxon Lecture Series] (Paperback)
1989 - Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire [Centers of Civilization Series] (Paperback)
1987 - History Remembered Recovered Invented [Touchstone Books Paperback] (Paperback)
1981 - Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law [Modern classics in Near Eastern studies] (Hardcover)Paperback
Islam From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople [Documentary History of Western Civilization] (Hardcover)