PublishedPrinceton University Press, June 2015 |
ISBN9780691165851 |
FormatSoftcover, 680 pages |
Dimensions23.5cm × 15.2cm |
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,
