Bernard Lewis bibliography

Bernard Lewis is a British-American historian, public intellectual, and political commentator. Lewis' expertise is in the history of Islam and the interaction between Islam and the West. He is also noted in academic circles for his works on the history of the Ottoman Empire.[1]

Lewis is a widely read expert on the Middle East and is regarded as one of the West’s leading scholars of that region.[2] His advice has been frequently sought by policymakers, including the Bush administration.[3] Lewis has written dozens of books, lectures, and essays.

Books by Lewis

Publications
Year Book Notes Publisher
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
1996 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
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

  1. ↑ Kramer, Martin (1999). "Bernard Lewis". Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing. 1. London: Fitzroy Dearborn. pp. 719–720. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2006.
  2. ↑ Abrahmson, James L. (8 June 2007). "Will the West – and the United States – Go the Distance?". American Diplomacy. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Weisberg, Jacob (14 March 2007). "AEI's weird celebration". Slate. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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