Bern - Middle East 1

Romain par son héritage impérial, chrétien de religion, l’Empire que nous qualifions de « byzantin » se définit aussi comme hellénique et oriental. Dans cet empire pluriethnique, le grec est la lang……続きを見る

Qui sont les coptes d’Égypte, les maronites du Liban, les assyro-chaldéens, les syriaques et les melkites ? Des « chrétiens d’Orient » ? L’expression, pour le moins floue, masque une grande diversit……続きを見る

Le voisinage étroit et ancien du monde arménien et de l’Empire byzantin a multiplié entre eux les liens, et il y a longtemps déjà que les divers domaines où se sont manifestés ces contacts font l’ob……続きを見る

In this compelling narrative, Bernard Heyberger relates the fascinating history of Hindiyya 'Ujaymi, a highly charismatic eighteenth-century mystic of sinister repute. Heyberger makes a careful stud……続きを見る

The memoirs of the greatest historian of the Middle East, Professor Bernard Lewis. After 9/11, people who had never given much thought to the politics of the Middle East found themselves wondering w……続きを見る

`Whoever lives in our country, speaks our language, is brought up in our culture and takes pride in our glory is one of us.' Thus ran a declaration of modern leaders of Arab states. But what exactly……続きを見る

The Endgame is the gripping and authoritative account of the secret military and political effort to pull Iraq from the precipice of full-scale civil war. The book fuses unrivalled access to the in-……続きを見る

Hailed as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies" in The New York Times Book Review, Bernard Lewis stands at the height of his field. "To read Mr. Lewis," wrote Fouad Ajami in The Wall Street Journal,……続きを見る

Ob Mose, David, Salomo oder das Babylonische Exil – die Geschichte Israels stellt sich heute völlig anders dar als noch vor einigen Jahren. Bernd U. Schipper rekonstruiert auf der Grundlage von auße……続きを見る

Vieille terre berbère aujourd'hui arabisée et islamisée, après avoir été tour à tour colonisée par les Grecs, les Carthaginois, les Romains, les Byzantins, les Arabes et enfin par les Italiens, la L……続きを見る

After years of economic depression, when Adolph Hitler came to power in the 1930s, he re-armed Germany’s army, navy and air force. French and Polish intelligence requested British assistance in rest……続きを見る

In Between Banat Mejdulene Bernard Shomali examines homoeroticism and nonnormative sexualities between Arab women in transnational Arab literature, art, and film. Moving from The Thousand and One Ni……続きを見る

This book analyzes the civil war in Yemen and how intervening external actors have shaped the trajectory of the conflict. The work examines the conflict in Yemen as a testing ground for expectations……続きを見る

Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "the doyen of Middle Eastern studies," Bernard Lewis has been for half a century one of the West's foremost scholars of Islamic history and culture, the a……続きを見る

De 1096 a 1291, Occidente y Oriente escribieron una de las páginas más terribles de su larga y agitada historia. En efecto, en el transcurso de dos siglos, se organizaron ocho Cruzadas, en las que p……続きを見る

Since its creation, the State of Israel has been a magnet for attention. A country beset by conflict in its region and faced with the need to integrate mainly Jewish immigrants of disparate backgrou……続きを見る

Un point de vue incisif sur la vie culturelle au Moyen-Orient. Deniz Agden ne donne plus de nouvelles depuis trois jours. Moh, jeune artiste français installé à Istanbul, est intrigué par cette myst……続きを見る

This bibliography, first published in 1990, is a result of a quarter-century professional and personal relationship between two academics interested in Middle East studies. The comprehensive bibliog……続きを見る

From secular-minded autocrats like Saddam Hussein to religious fundamentalists like Osama bin Laden, powerful voices in the Islamic world have been united by a fierce hatred of the West. If we want ……続きを見る

This book offers a realist critique of US foreign policy towards the Middle East in the past decade. It critically examines four core foundations of contemporary US Middle East policy: US relations ……続きを見る

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Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life both in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States explores the parallel histories of monast……続きを見る

From the sweet taste of victory to shattering betrayal, The Battle for Eretz Yisrael documents the years from 1992 to 2011 as Israel attempts to gain its identity. Rendering the full impact of the I……続きを見る

Dignity, or karama in Arabic, is a nebulous concept that challenges us to reflect on issues such as identity, human rights, and faith. During the Arab uprisings of 2010 and 2011, Egyptians that part……続きを見る

The British Empire was an astonishingly complex and varied phenomenon, not to be reduced to any of the simple generalisations or theories that are often taken to characterise it. One way of illustra……続きを見る

Rumour and speculation in Iran have been rife for generations that the BBC has had a hand in every political upheaval in the country. In this vein the BBC has become a notable element in the complex……続きを見る

A brilliant survey of the history and civilisations of the Middle East by one of the world's greatest authorities on the subject In this immensely readable and wide-ranging book, Bernard Lewis chart……続きを見る

This landmark book probes Muslims' attitudes toward Jews and Judaism as a special case of their view of other religious minorities in predominantly Muslim societies. With authority, sympathy and wit……続きを見る

Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as "the world's foremost Islamic scholar" (Wall Street Journal), as "a towering figure among experts o……続きを見る

In his first book since What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of ter……続きを見る