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
Summary
This collection of essays has been written in the belief that a study of past encounters and conflicts between the world's major cultures can shed light on their nature and importance. Topics range from the ancient civilizations to the pre-eminence of English as an international language
