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What was Bernard Lewis's research about
Bernard Lewis was a pioneer of the social and economic history of the Middle East and is famous for his extensive research of the Ottoman archives.
which part of the middle east did Bernard Lewis study
Bernard Lewis began his research career with the study of medieval Arab, especially Syrian, history.
did Bernard Lewis study Middle Eastern history
Bernard Lewis was a pioneer of the social and economic history of the Middle East.
Did Bernard Lewis make any papers of importance
Bernard Lewis's first article, dedicated to professional guilds of medieval Islam, had been widely regarded as the most authoritative work on the subject for about thirty years.

Question: did the paper get a lot of attention
Self-contained rewrite: did Bernard Lewis's first paper get a lot of attention