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Title	:	What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam & Modernity in the Middle East
Author	:	Bernard Lewis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 186 pages
Published	:	January 7th 2003 by Harper Perennial (first published 2001)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. Religion. Islam. Politics

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For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement -- the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences of civilization. Christian Europe was seen as an outer darkness of barbarism and unbelief from which there was nothing to learn or to fear. And then everything changed. The West won victory after victory, first on the battlefield and then in the marketplace.

In this elegantly written volume, Bernard Lewis, a renowned authority an Islamic affairs, examines the anguished reaction of the Islamic world as it tried to make sense of how it had been overtaken, overshadowed, and dominated by the West. In a fascinating portrait of a culture in turmoil, Lewis shows how the Middle East turned its attention to understanding European weaponry, industry, government, education, and culture. He also describes how some Middle Easterners fastened blame on a series of scapegoats, while others asked not "Who did this to us?" but rather "Where did we go wrong?"

With a new Afterword that addresses September 11 and its aftermath, What Went Wrong? is an urgent, accessible book that no one who is concerned with contemporary affairs will want to miss.

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Original Title:	What Went Wrong? Western Impact & Middle Eastern Response
ISBN:	0060516054 (ISBN13: 9780060516055)
Edition Language:	English

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In this sleek and informative book, noted Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis examines the interaction between the Islamic world and the West. It's a fascinating and illuminating book.At one time, the Muslim world was the richest, most powerful, and culturally advanced civilization on the planet. The Muslim empire encouraged education and learning, treated its minorities reasonably well, traded with its neighbors, and conquered every army it faced. Because of its obvious superiority, the Muslim

Before I even start to read this I just want to say "Wow!" It takes a lot of fortitude (though not necessarily an equal amount of brains) to title your book about Islam "What Went Wrong." I'm pretty sure this is exactly what Edward Said is talking about in "Orientalism."-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Just as I expected, an extremely judgmental look at the Middle East and Islam. This is

Full of historical mistakes and misconceptions. The author is clearly biased, and presents some of his ideas as if they were well-known facts. If you really want to know what went wrong, read something else by a trusted author. I recommend: A History of The Modern Middle East by Cleveland.

What went wrong? The Middle East, once a power to be reckoned with, is now noted for its poverty, political weakness and the under-education of its people. Some say it is the fault of outside powers. Professor Lewis looks deeper, seeing this not as a cause but a symptom. He explores why the region was vulnerable to those outside powers.He notes that some have considered the causes to be military, economic and/or political weaknesses. Attempts to modernize in these areas have met with military

A Question with Many Unsatisfying AnswersOnly a map would differ with the notion that the world is currently, and has been for most of the past millennium, a stage of a conflict between the East and the West. After all, theres no clear boundary on the globe of whats eastern and whats western, not to mention that a map, which isnt always a faithful representation of reality, as it tweaks the sizes of the lands and abstracts the directions, prove the absurdity of such dichotomy through many

After reading `What Went Wrong? : The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East', I was impressed with Mr. Lewis' level of detail and clarity of writing on topics such as religion and modernity. Now, after completing `The Middle East', I'm reminded yet again of his talent to construct detailed historical account of the political, religious and socio-economic aspects of life in that region. In this latest book, Mr. Lewis examines the major factors leading to the complexity of issues

more orientalist claptrap from imperialist extraordinaire.