Contending visions of the Middle East the history and politics of Orientalism
"Zachary Lockman's book offers a broad survey of the development of Western knowledge about Islam and the region we today call the Middle East. Beginning with ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of the world, this book goes on to discuss European perceptions of Islam from its emergence in...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge
Cambridge Univ. Press
2004
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| Schriftenreihe: | <<The>> Contemporary Middle East
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| Schlagworte: |
Islam
> Orientalism
> Middle East
> Study and teaching
> Naher Osten
> Westliche Welt
> Geschichte
> USA
> Orientbild
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Zachary Lockman's book offers a broad survey of the development of Western knowledge about Islam and the region we today call the Middle East. Beginning with ancient Greek and Roman conceptions of the world, this book goes on to discuss European perceptions of Islam from its emergence in the seventh century down to the present, with particular attention to the age of European imperialism, the era of deepening American involvement in this region, and the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Beschreibung: | XXI, 308 S. : graph. Darst., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0521620805 0521629373 |