Bernard Lewis (1) (1916–2018)
Autor de ¿Qué ha fallado? : el impacto de occidente y la respuesta de Oriente Próximo
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Sobre El Autor
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 más 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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Series
Obras de Bernard Lewis
El Oriente Proximo: DOS Mil Anos de Historia / The Middle East (Serie Mayor (Critica)) (Spanish Edition) (1995) 1,593 copias
A Middle East Mosaic: Fragments of Life, Letters and History (Modern Library Classics) (2000) 139 copias
Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew Poems. (2001) — Traductor — 65 copias
Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople Volume 1: Politics and War (1974) 57 copias
Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople Volume 2: Religion and Society (1974) 49 copias
Christians & Jews in the Ottoman Empire: The Functioning of a Plural Society (1982) — Editor — 30 copias
Land of Enchanters: Egyptian Short Stories from the Earliest Times to the Present Day (1948) 21 copias
Uno sguardo dal Medio Oriente 3 copias
'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 copias
The origins of Ismāʻīlism; a study of the historical background of the Fāṭimid caliphate (1975) 3 copias
Islam, I. Sociétés musulmanes: Les arabes dans l'histoire - Race et esclavage au Proche-Orient - Juifs en terre… (2005) 2 copias
MODERN TÜRKİYE'NİN DOĞUŞU 1 copia
Os Árabes na História 1 copia
The Middle East, Islam and the West, What Went Wrong? (Three-Volume Easton Press Matched Leatherbound Set) (2003) 1 copia
The Question of Orientalism 1 copia
ISLAMI DHE PERENDIMI 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Lewis, Bernard
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1916-05-31
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2018-05-19
- Lugar de sepultura
- Trumpeldor cemetery, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
USA (naturalized, 1982) - País (para mapa)
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Voorhees Township, New Jersey, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- England, UK
USA (naturalized 1982) - Educación
- University of London (School of Oriental Studies | BA | 1936 | PhD | 1939)
University of Paris (Diplôme des Études Sémitiques | 1937) - Ocupaciones
- historian
professor - Relaciones
- Oppenhejm, Ruth Hélène (wife ∙ divorced)
- Organizaciones
- 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 - Premios y honores
- 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)
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Reseñas
Listas
Folio Society (1)
Wish to read (1)
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 71
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 10,072
- Popularidad
- #2,357
- Valoración
- 3.6
- Reseñas
- 111
- ISBNs
- 410
- Idiomas
- 19
- Favorito
- 10
DOS MIL AÑOS DE HISTORIA
El Oriente Próximo ha sido un escenario privilegiado de la historia:
lugar de nacimiento de tres grandes religiones y de numerosas
civilizaciones, centro de poder político y militar... Se le han
dedicado infinidad de libros, pero nadie hasta ahora se había atrevido
a ofrecernos un panorama que abarcase dos mil años de historia,
desde la aparición del cristianismo hasta la guerra del Golfo, de
esa compleja encrucijada del viejo mundo. Se requería, para una
tarea tan ambiciosa, a un hombre como Bernard Lewis, de
la Universidad de Princeton, el más prestigioso de los orientalistas
actuales.… (más)