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What Went Wrong?: Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response

Bernard Lewis

Why did the Islamic world, once at the forefront of civilization, come to ask what went wrong after meeting the West?

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Author
Bernard Lewis

Why read it

  • You will understand why this question became a source of anguish and anger for many in the Middle East
  • You will see how Middle Eastern rulers, with little direct knowledge of the West, had to look hard at it after defeat
  • You will learn why the idea of separating church and state grew out of Christian history

Who it is for

  • A diplomat or businessperson posted to the Middle East
  • A student comparing why some societies modernized faster than others
  • A reader wary of simple answers about Islam and the West

Contents

  1. What Went Wrong?
  2. Preface
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 The Lessons of the Battlefield
  5. 2 The Quest for Wealth and Power
  6. 3 Social and Cultural Barriers
  7. 4 Modernization and Social Equality
  8. 5 Secularism and the Civil Society
  9. 6 Time, Space, and Modernity
  10. 7 Aspects of Cultural Change
  11. Conclusion
  12. Afterword

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