to name but three crafts, from the beginnings of New France to the mid-19th century. But we have always preferred strangers to assure us 9 __.._ ._._ --_, that our artsare okay: we accept actors after they've made it in London, we like our painters to be known by New Yorkers...
The sudden and dramatic rise of Islam in the 7th century consolidated and strengthened the forces of Western Asia in a remarkable way, permanently Islamizing the Middle East and tipping the balance in favor of Mid-Eastern su- premacy for many centuries - just as, later, the rise of modern ...