{"product_id":"cultures-in-conflict-christians-muslims-and-jews-in-the-age-of-discovery-9780195102833","title":"Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery","description":"Hailed as the doyen of Middle Eastern studies in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e, Bernard Lewis stands at the height of his field. To read Mr. Lewis, wrote Fouad Ajami in \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, is to be taken through a treacherous terrain by the coolest and most reassuring of guides. You\u003cbr\u003eare in the hands of the Islamic world's foremost living historian. Now this sure-handed guide takes us through treacherous terrain indeed--the events of 1492, a year laden with epic events and riven by political debate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith elegance and erudition, Lewis explores that climactic year as a clash of civilizations--a clash not only of the New World and the Old, but also of Christendom and Islam, of Europe and the rest. In the same year that Columbus set sail across the Atlantic, he reminds us, the Spanish monarchy\u003cbr\u003ecaptured Granada, the last Muslim stronghold on the peninsula, and also expelled the Jews. Lewis uses these three epochal events to explore the nature of the European-Islamic conflict, placing the voyages of discovery in a striking new context. He traces Christian Europe's path from being a\u003cbr\u003eprimitive backwater on the edges of the vast, cosmopolitan Caliphate, through the heightening rivalry of the two religions, to the triumph of the West over Islam, examining the factors behind their changing fortunes and cultural qualities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBalanced and insightful, this far-reaching discussion of the encounters between Islam, the West, and the globe provides a new understanding of the distant events that gave shape to the modern world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.34w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195102833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e is Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Emeritus, at Princeton University. His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Shaping of the Modern Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIslam and the West\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRace and Slavery in the Middle East\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Muslim Discovery of Europe\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40110187184243,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ec354bd2-0d3a-49fd-a66d-c4a8008f48f0.jpg?v=1653401919","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/cultures-in-conflict-christians-muslims-and-jews-in-the-age-of-discovery-9780195102833","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}