Contending Visions of the Middle East: The History and Politics of Orientalism (The Contemporary Middle East)
"Lockman's book will be widely read. There can be no doubt that the subject is an important one, not just to those in the field of Middle East Studies, but to the academic community and to a segment of the general public as well. As the book argues, a knowledge of the history of Middle East Studies is vital in assessing arguments put forward by academics, pundits and politicians."Edmund Burke III, Department of History, University of California, Santa Cruz"...a well crafted piece of historical synthesis, based on a wide array of secondary sources."International Journal--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.