Lost Enlightenment Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane |
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| Author:
| Starr, S. Frederick |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-16585-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds--remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Because nearly all of these figures wrote in Arabic,
In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds--remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Because nearly all of these figures wrote in Arabic,