The house of wisdom : how the Arabs transformed Western civilization
By: Lyons, Jonathan
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BookPublisher: London: Bloomsbury publshing, c2009.Description: xvii, 248 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781408801215; 9781408813690 (electronic bk.); 1408813696 (electronic bk.)Program: ARTS317Subject(s): History -- Middle East -- Israel | Civilization, Western -- Arab influences | Learning and scholarship -- History -- Arab countries -- Medieval, 500-1500 | East and West | East and West | Learning and scholarship -- Medieval | HistoryDDC classification: 909.09821 LY HO
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For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was backward and benighted, locked into the Dark Ages. Arab culture, however, was thriving, and had become a powerhouse of intellectual exploration and discussion that dazzled the likes of British adventurer Adelard of Bath. This title restores credit to the Arab thinkers of the past.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 909.09821 LY HO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0064850 | |||
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 909.09821 LY HO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0064851 | |||
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 909.09821 LY HO (Browse shelf) | Available | Requested by Amina Khan | T0064852 |
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Col. maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index.
Warriors of God -- The Earth is like a wheel -- The house of wisdom -- Mapping the World -- The first man of science -- "What is said of the sphere..." -- "The wisest philosophers of the World" -- On the eternity of the World -- The invention of the West.
For centuries following the fall of Rome, Western Europe was backward and benighted, locked into the Dark Ages. Arab culture, however, was thriving, and had become a powerhouse of intellectual exploration and discussion that dazzled the likes of British adventurer Adelard of Bath. This title restores credit to the Arab thinkers of the past.
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