The multiple identities of the Middle East
By: Bernard Lewis
Edition: 1st American ed
Publisher: Schocken Books; Distributed by Pantheon Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Ethnicity -- Middle East; Group identity -- Middle East; Politics and culture -- Middle East; Middle East -- Civilization
Description: "Examining religion, race and language, country, nation, and state, Lewis traces the rapid evolution of the identities of the Middle Eastern peoples, from the collapse of the centuries-old Ottoman Empire in 1918 to today's clash of old and new allegiances.

He shows how, during the twentieth century, imported Western ideas such as liberalism, fascism, socialism, patriotism, and nationalism have transformed Middle Easterners' ancient notions of community, their self-perceptions, and their aspirations."--BOOK JACKET. "To this historical portrait, Lewis brings an understanding of the region and its peoples, as well as a profound sympathy for the plight that the modern world has imposed on them."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-146) and index