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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792261803321

Autore

Issawi Charles <1916-2000.>

Titolo

Cross-cultural encounters and conflicts [[electronic resource] /] / Charles Issawi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

1-280-52968-7

0-19-535347-1

1-4294-0449-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Studies in Middle Eastern history

Disciplina

956

Soggetti

Acculturation - Middle East

Culture conflict - Middle East

East and West

Middle East Civilization

Europe Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Clash of Cultures in the Near East; 2. Empire Builders, Culture Makers, and Culture Imprinters; 3. Shelley and the Near East; 4. Ibn Khaldun on Ancient History: A Study in Sources; 5. The Ottoman Economic Legacy; 6. The Greeks in the Middle East; 7. The Costs of the French Revolution; 8. The Struggle for Linguistic Hegemony, 1780-1980; 9. Change in Western Perceptions of the Orient Since the Eighteenth Century

Sommario/riassunto

1. The Clash of Cultures in the Near East2. Empire Builders, Culture Makers, and Culture Imprinters3. Shelley and the Near East4. Ibn Khaldun on Roman History5. The Ottoman Economic Legacy6. The Greeks in the Middle East7. The Costs of the French Revolution8. The Struggle for Linguistic Hegemony, 1780-19809. The Change in Western Perceptions of the Orient