{"title":"David Levering Lewis","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Levering Lewis offers profound explorations into pivotal moments of history, weaving narrative with detailed scholarship. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eGod's Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e, illuminate complex social and political transformations with clarity and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in history and military themes will find his writing richly informative, blending rigorous analysis with engaging storytelling. His focus often reveals the human dimensions behind grand historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gods-crucible-by-david-levering-lewis-9781631494307","title":"God's Crucible","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResonating as profoundly today as when it was first published to widespread critical acclaim a decade ago, \u003cem\u003eGod's Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold portrait of Islamic Spain and the birth of modern Europe from one of our greatest historians. David Levering Lewis's narrative, filled with accounts of some of the most epic battles in world history, reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished—a beacon of cooperation and tolerance—while proto-Europe floundered in opposition to Islam, making virtues out of hereditary aristocracy, religious intolerance, perpetual war, and slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis masterful history begins with the fall of the Persian and Roman empires, followed by the rise of the prophet Muhammad and five centuries of engagement between the Muslim imperium and an emerging Europe. Essential and urgent, \u003cem\u003eGod's Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e underscores the importance of these early, world-altering events whose influence remains as current as today's headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536616997100,"sku":"9781631494307","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781631494307-god-s-crucible.jpg?v=1776384618"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/david-levering-lewis.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}