Cross-Cultural Encounters and Conflicts

by Charles P. Issawi

Book Overview

Charles Issawi's collection of essays, Cross-Cultural Encounters and Conflicts, has been written in the belief that a study of the past encounters and conflicts between the world's major cultures can shed light on their nature and importance. Though the emphasis is on the Middle East, of which Issawi is one of our foremost scholars, the subjects covered here range in scope from the great ancient civilizations to Shelley's passion for the Middle East,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195118138
• ISBN13: 9780195118131
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"