Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
S. Frederick Starr • Princeton University Press • ISBN Not provided
Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
S. Frederick Starr • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 9780691165851
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S. Frederick Starr chronicles the intellectual and cultural flourishing of Central Asia between the eighth and thirteenth centuries, a period often eclipsed by later geopolitical shifts. By examining the region's contributions to mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and philosophy, the work restores the historical prominence of cities like Samarkand and Bukhara as vital conduits of global knowledge.
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