| Title:
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THE GENIUS OF ARAB CIVILIZATION
SOURCE OF RENAISSANCE |
| By: |
John R. Hayes (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£46.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0814734855 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780814734858 |
| Publisher: |
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 April, 1992 |
| Edition: |
3rd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
Aiming to provide a comprehensive introduction to Arab civilization, this new edition includes essays by both American and Arab scholars on the Arab role and influence in Islamic culture, literature, philosophy, history, architecture, art, science, technology, trade and commerce. |
| Synopsis: |
The new edition of this introduction to Arab civilization contains a new section on pre-Islamic Arabia; new, original essays by such scholars as G.W. Bowersock, Francis E. Peters, John Ruedy, D.T. Potts and others; a completely revised and updated "Guide to Further Reading"; and a new, bibliographic essay entitled "A Guide to Further Reading in Arabic" by George N. Atiyeh (Head of the Near East section, Library of Congress), which provides a survey of the major current scholarly works available in Arabic. In addition to these materials, this edition contains essays by such top scholars as Oleg Grabar (Harvard University), Abdelhamid I. Sabra (Harvard University), and Mounah A. Khouri (University of California, Berkeley) on the Arab role and influence in Islamic culture, literature, philosophy, history, architecture and art, science, technology, trade, and commerce. |
| Illustrations: |
100 colour illustrations, further reading |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
New York University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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