Title: The Middle East : a brief history of the last 2,000 years /
Authors: Lewis, Bernard, 1916-2018
Publisher: Scribner,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Middle East History.
Abstract: Charts the successive transformations of the Middle East; details the forces that have shaped the history of the region: the Islamic religion and legal system; the traditions of government; the immense variety of trade and the wide range of crops; the elites--military, commercial, religious, intellectual and artistic--and the commonality, including such socially distinct groups as slaves, women, and non-believers.