Bernard Lewis (1) (1916–2018)
Autor(a) de What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East
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About the Author
Bernard Lewis was born in London, England on May 31, 1916. He graduated with honors in history from the School of Oriental Studies at the University of London in 1936 with special reference to the Middle East. In 1938, he was named an assistant lecturer at the University of London, where he mostrar mais received a Ph.D. the next year. In 1940, he was drafted into the British armed forces and assigned to the Army tank corps. He was soon transferred to intelligence. He taught at the University of London for 25 years. In 1974, he accepted joint appointments at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey and Princeton University. He also taught at Cornell from 1984 to 1990. He became an American citizen in 1982. He was a scholar of Middle Eastern history and a prolific writer. His books included The Emergence of Modern Turkey, What Went Wrong?: The Clash between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East, and From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East. Because he was considered an expert on interactions between the Christian and Islamic worlds, his view helped shape American foreign policy under President George W. Bush. He died on May 19, 2018 at the age of 101. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por Bernard Lewis
The Middle East: 2000 Years of History From the Rise of Christianity to the Present Day (1995) 1,586 exemplares
A Middle East Mosaic: Fragments of Life, Letters and History (Modern Library Classics) (2000) 139 exemplares
Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew Poems. (2001) — Tradutor — 64 exemplares
Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople Volume 1: Politics and War (1974) 57 exemplares
Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople Volume 2: Religion and Society (1974) 49 exemplares
Christians & Jews in the Ottoman Empire: The Functioning of a Plural Society (1982) — Editor — 29 exemplares
Land of Enchanters: Egyptian Short Stories from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1948) 21 exemplares
Uno sguardo dal Medio Oriente 3 exemplares
'The Revolt of Islam: when did the conflict with the West begin, & how could it end?' in The New Yorker, 19 Sept 2001 (2003) 3 exemplares
The origins of Ismāʻīlism; a study of the historical background of the Fāṭimid caliphate (1975) 3 exemplares
As Others See Us: Mutual perceptions east and west 2 exemplares
Islam, I. Sociétés musulmanes: Les arabes dans l'histoire - Race et esclavage au Proche-Orient - Juifs en terre… (2005) 2 exemplares
MODERN TÜRKİYE'NİN DOĞUŞU 1 exemplar
Os Árabes na História 1 exemplar
The Middle East, Islam and the West, What Went Wrong? (Three-Volume Easton Press Matched Leatherbound Set) (2003) 1 exemplar
Why Turkey Is the only Muslim Democracy 1 exemplar
The Question of Orientalism 1 exemplar
The great powers, the Arabs and the Israelis 1 exemplar
ISLAMI DHE PERENDIMI 1 exemplar
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Lewis, Bernard
- Data de nascimento
- 1916-05-31
- Data de falecimento
- 2018-05-19
- Localização do túmulo
- Trumpeldor cemetery, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
USA (naturalized, 1982) - País (no mapa)
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
- Local de falecimento
- Voorhees Township, New Jersey, USA
- Locais de residência
- England, UK
USA (naturalized 1982) - Educação
- University of London (School of Oriental Studies | BA | 1936 | PhD | 1939)
University of Paris (Diplôme des Études Sémitiques | 1937) - Ocupações
- historian
professor - Relações
- Oppenhejm, Ruth Hélène (wife ∙ divorced)
- Organizações
- Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (Founding Member, Chairman of Academic Council)
British Army (Royal Armoured Corps and Intelligence Corps)
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton University
Cornell University - Prémios e menções honrosas
- National Humanities Medal (2006)
Jefferson Lecture (1990)
Fellow, British Academy (1963)
Irving Kristol Award (2007)
Harvey Prize (1978)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1983) (mostrar todos 11)
National Jewish Book Award (1999)
Thomas Jefferson Medal (2002)
Atatürk International Peace Prize (2002)
Golden Plate Award from American Academy of Achievement (2004)
The Scholar-Statesman Award (2007)
Membros
Críticas
Listas
Folio Society (1)
Wish to read (1)
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 71
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 10,023
- Popularidade
- #2,377
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 111
- ISBN
- 410
- Línguas
- 19
- Marcado como favorito
- 10