Lost Enlightenment
- ISBN-10
- 9351361853
- ISBN-13
- 9789351361855
- Series
- Lost Enlightenment
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 676
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04-22
- Publisher
- Harper
- Author
- Frederick S. Starr
Description
This is the story of remarkable people, astonishing achievements and eventful lives, of a culture that lay the foundations for the modern world - a rich, exciting and largely forgotten history 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 and remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between 800 and 1200, Central Asia led the world in trade and economic development, the size and sophistication of its cities, the refinement of its arts and, above all, in the advancement of knowledge in many fields. It chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise. Informed by the latest scholarship, yet written in a lively and accessible style, this is a book that will surprise general readers and specialists alike.
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- 2015-06-02
- 680 pages
- Paperback
- Princeton University Press
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- 2013-10-13
- 696 pages
- Paperback
- Princeton University Press
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- 2013-10-06
- 680 pages
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- Princeton University Press
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