Lost enlightenment |
Subtitle:
Central Asia's golden age from the Arab conquest to Tamerlane
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Book Category:
Literary Collections > Asian
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Author:
Starr, S. Frederick
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780691157733
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Price:
USD 39.50
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Publication Year:
2013
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Publisher Info
Timothy Wilkins,
Princeton University Press,41 William Street,
Princeton ,
New Jersey - 08540,USA
Web: press.princeton.edu Inquiry
Book Description
Starr (Johns Hopkins, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute) undertakes a daunting task--the intellectual history of Central Asia through the medieval period. Happily, he succeeds. Starr begins by asking why Central Asia became a black hole in scientific progress in the early modern period. It is a valid question, as prior to this point the region was a beacon of intellectual activity.
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