Bernard Lewis (31 May 1916 – 19 May 2018) was a British-American historian, public intellectual, and political commentator. Lewis' expertise was in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West.
His advice was frequently sought by policymakers, including the Bush administration. Lewis wrote dozens of books, lectures, and essays.
Books by Lewis
Year | Book | Notes | Publisher |
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1940 | Origins of Isma'ilism: A Study of the Historical Background of the Fatimid Caliphate | AMS Press | |
1947 | A Handbook of Diplomatic and Political Arabic | Luzac and Co. | |
1950 | The Arabs in History | Hutchinson's University Library | |
1961 | The Emergence of Modern Turkey | Oxford University Press | |
1963 | Istanbul and the Civilization of the Ottoman Empire | University of Oklahoma Press | |
1967 | The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam | Weidenfeld & Nicolson | |
1971 | The Cambridge History of Islam | Edited by Lewis, Peter M. Holt, and Ann K.S. Lambton | Cambridge University Press |
1972 | Race and Color in Islam | Joanna Cotler Books, ISBN 0-061-31590-7 | |
1974 | Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople. Volume 1: Politics and War | Translated and edited by Lewis | Harper & Row |
1974 | Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople. Volume 2: Religion and Society | Translated and edited by Lewis | Harper & Row |
1975 | History: Remembered, Recovered, Invented | Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-03547-4 | |
1982 | Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Empire: The Functioning of a Plural Society | Edited by Lewis and Benjamín Braude | Holmes & Meier Publishers, ISBN 0-841-90520-7 |
1982 | The Muslim Discovery of Europe | W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 0-393-01529-7 | |
1984 | The Jews of Islam | Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-05419-3 | |
1987 | Semites and Anti-Semites: An Inquiry Into Conflict and Prejudice | W. W. Norton & Company, ISBN 0-393-30420-5 | |
1988 | The Political Language of Islam | University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-47692-8 | |
1990 | Race and Slavery in the Middle East: an Historical Enquiry | Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-195-06283-3 | |
1993 | Islam and the West | Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-195-06283-3 | |
1993 | Islam in History: Ideas, People, and Events in the Middle East | Open Court Publishing Company, ISBN 0-812-69217-9 | |
1994 | The Shaping of the Modern Middle East | Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-195-07282-0 | |
1995 | Cultures in Conflict: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Age of Discovery | Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-195-09026-8 | |
1995 | The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000 Years | Scribner, ISBN 0-684-80712-2 | |
1999 | The Future of the Middle East: Predictions | Orion Publishing Group, ISBN 0-297-81980-1 | |
1999 | The Multiple Identities of the Middle East | Schocken Books, ISBN 0-805-24172-8 | |
2000 | A Middle East Mosaic: Fragments of Life, Letters and History | Selected and edited by Lewis | Modern Library, ISBN 0-375-75837-2 |
2001 | Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew Poems | Translated by Lewis | Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08928-0 |
2002 | What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East | Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 0-297-82929-7 | |
2003 | The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror | Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 0-297-64548-X | |
2004 | From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East | Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN 0-297-84884-4 | |
2008 | Islam: The Religion and the People | Coauthored by Buntzie Ellis Churchill | FT Press, ISBN 0-132-23085-2 |
2010 | Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East | Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-195-14421-X | |
2011 | The End of Modern History in the Middle East | Hoover Institution Press, ISBN 0-817-91294-0 | |
2012 | Notes on a Century: Reflections of a Middle East Historian | Viking Adult, ISBN 0-670-02353-1 |
Films
Year | Title | Role |
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2000 | Charlie Rose (episode dated 5 June 2000) | Himself |
2001 | Charlie Rose (episode dated 18 October 2001) | Himself |
2008 | The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision For America | Himself |
2010 | America at Risk | Himself |
References
- Weisberg, Jacob (14 March 2007). "AEI's weird celebration". Slate. Retrieved 16 February 2015.