Study Guide for Bernard Lewis, "The Impact of the West"

• See guide for Lewis's piece on slavery in the optional section on slavery for background on this distinguished scholar.
• What exactly was the West's impact on the Ottoman Empire, according to Lewis?
• When did it take place?
• Did it relate to Ottoman society, economy, politics?
• How did the Ottoman elite view the West in the 18th century? after the French Revolution?
• Lewis is currently a "favorite" scholar of the Bush administration - with his books on Islamic terrorism, Islam and the West, and most especially one of President Bush's "bedside" books, What Went Wrong?