The house of wisdom

how Arab learning transformed Western civilization

English language

Published Nov. 12, 2009 by Bloomsbury Press.

ISBN:
978-1-59691-459-9
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(More a 3.5, but I'm in a good mood, so rounding up) Some really interesting parts to this, but it's a bit short and could do with some more depth and a bit more historical context. It also ends rather abruptly, and I think would benefit from a more general concluding chapter to draw things together.

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Subjects

  • Civilization, Western -- Arab influences
  • Learning and scholarship -- Arab countries -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500
  • East and West

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