num_pages: 496
description: Recent events have made an understanding of the turmoil in the Middle East more important than ever. In these essays, Bernard Lewis, a leading expert on Islam, gives essential background on Middle Eastern conflicts with the West and shows how Islam — from its first expansion to its interpretation by Saddam Hussein and other extremists — has always been inextricably linked to the Western world.
language: English
title: Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East
titlecomplete: Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East
genres: Religion, Historical, History, Islam
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Open Court