The Three Wars of Bernard Lewis. Issue 3 (3rd July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kramer, Martin
• Is Part Of: Journal of the Middle East and Africa. Volume 9:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 239
• Page End: 245
• Publication Date: 2018-07-03
• Subjects: Arabs -- Bernard Lewis -- Cold War -- democracy -- freedom -- Iraq War -- Islam -- War on Terror -- World War II; Middle East -- Periodicals; Africa -- Periodicals; 956
• DOI: 10.1080/21520844.2018.1513228
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2152-0844

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The career of Bernard Lewis was punctuated by three wars: World War II, the Cold War, and what he himself called "the crisis of Islam." The article seeks to demonstrate that for Lewis, these wars formed a continuum, the common thread being the struggle to defend freedom and democracy against the forces of tyranny.