The Middle East : a brief history of the last 2,000 years /
Bernard Lewis.
- 1st Touchstone ed.
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.
- xii, 433 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
"A Touchstone book.".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-396) and index.
Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Public Library. Library Journal.
A history of the Middle East, beginning with the division between the Roman and Persian empires over two thousand years ago and continuing through modern times, with a focus on the impact of Western ideas and technology on the region.