Bernard Lewis Libri

OSANNA O CRUCIFIGE: sembra che, quando si parla di globalizzazione, non si riesca a sfuggire da questi opposti atteggiamenti. Opportunità infinite, crescita costante, emancipazione continua, da un lato, oppressione, degradazione, mercificazione, dall’altro. Perché? Che cosa ha di intrinsecamente buono o cattivo questo fenomeno tanto da dividere gli studiosi e i cittadini, da creare profeti di benessere e predicatori di sventure, da produrre speranze ottimistiche e contestazioni radicali? E che cosa ha di nuovo rispetto, ad esempio, ad alcuni suoi predecessori, come la rivoluzione scientifica, quella tecnologica, quella industriale? E se non è nuova, la globalizzazione, ma è una rinnovata sfida della conoscenza e del progresso, come affrontarla, affinché siamo noi, che consapevolmente o inintenzionalmente l’abbiamo creata e voluta, a goderne i maggiori benefici per il maggior numero di popoli e persone?Insomma: il mondo si allarga. Si allargano i commerci, i rapporti economici, le relazioni politiche, le integrazioni culturali, e, dietro a questo allargamento, i valori, i princìpi, i diritti, le aspirazioni, le visioni. Che cos’è che non va in questo processo? Che cosa c’è da correggere? Perché lo si dovrebbe fermare? Il mondo largo è da restringere o espandere ancora?Le lezioni sull’argomento tenute nella Sala Zuccari di Palazzo Giustiniani e qui raccolte in volume trattano esattamente queste questioni. Esse hanno autori di indiscusso prestigio: dal compianto Senatore Giovanni Agnelli a Henry Kissinger, da Václav Havel a Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, da Bill Gates a Bernard Lewis. A leggerle tutte assieme, si scopre che esse offrono un punto di vista prezioso e originale per la conoscenza del fenomeno, e ne forniscono una descrizione articolata e multidisciplinare, dall’economia alla politica alla cultura alla storia.

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!

Exploring Islamic political thought, this collection features 11 essays by Bernard Lewis, a prominent figure in Middle Eastern studies. Renowned for his accessible writing, Lewis engages a diverse audience, including scholars, politicians, and journalists, making complex historical insights approachable for the general public. The essays reflect his deep understanding of the subject, offering valuable perspectives on the interplay between Islam and politics.

There are few historians like Bernard Lewis, who end up as historical actors in their own right. When we think of the Middle East, we see it in terms that he defined and articulated. In this exceptional memoir, the bestselling author of What Went Wrong? shares stories of his wartime service in London and Cairo as an intelligence officer for MI6. After the war, he was the first Western scholar to enter the Ottoman archives. He explains how he coined the phrase "clash of civilizations" in the 1950s, long before anyone imagined that political Islam would one day pose more of a threat than communism. Then September 11 catapulted him onto the world stage. Notes on a Century chronicles a time of spectacular upheaval in the Middle East-from the Second World War and the founding of Israel to the Iranian Revolution and the Arab Spring. Book jacket.

In times of war and in peace, from the earliest days of the Roman Empire to our own, Westerners have traveled to the lands of the Middle East, bringing back accounts of their adventures and impressions. But it was never a one-way journey. In this spirited collection of Western views of the Middle East and Middle Eastern views of the West, Bernard Lewis gives us a rich overview of two thousand years of commerce, diplomacy, war and exploration. We hear from Napoleon, St. Augustine, T. E. Lawrence, Karl Marx and Ibn Khaldun. We peer into Queen Elizabeth's business correspondence, strike oil with Freya Stark and follow the footsteps of Mark Twain and Ibn Battuta, the Marco Polo of the East. This book is a delight, a treasury of stories drawn not only from letters, diaries and histories, but also from unpublished archives and previously untranslated accounts.

Portrays the Judaeo-Islamic tradition - a cultural relationship parallel to the Judaeo-Christian heritage. This book traces its origins in the early Middle Ages, its flowering, and its ending, followed by the incorporation of most of the Jews of Islamic countries into the state of Israel. It examines the relations of Islam and other religions.

A 2000-year history of a region stretching from Libya to Central Asia ; concludes with the effects of the Gulf War.

"Over the course of his professional career, Bernard Lewis has proven himself as a scholar learned in a number of languages, who has interpreted Islam, the Ottoman Empire, and the modern Middle East for the West. Now, this respected authority has brought together his reflections on Middle Eastern history and foreign affairs written over six decades. The essays include such topics of pan-Arabism, the Mughal and Ottoman empires, the relationship between Western powers and the Middle East, travel in the region, food and feasts, and the problems and practice of writing Middle Eastern history. The pieces cover great events of twentieth-century history, such as the emergence of modern Israel, the Iranian Revolution, and the Gulf War. And they address urgent and compelling topics such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the significance of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. The collection ranges from English originals of articles published before only in foreign languages, to previously 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 prefaced by a new, personal memoir 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."--Jacket

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.