The Role of the Arab-Islamic World in the Rise of the West: Implications for Contemporary Trans-Cultural Relations
Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan
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Hardcover. This book takes a fascinating look at the role of the Arab-Islamic world in the rise of the West. It examines the cultural transmission of ideas and institutions in a number of key areas, including science, philosophy, humanism, law, finance, commerce, as well as the Arab-Islamic world's overall impact on the Reformation and the Renaissance. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
This book takes a fascinating look at the role of the Arab-Islamic world in the rise of the West. It examines the cultural transmission of ideas and institutions in a number of key areas, including science, philosophy, humanism, law, finance, commerce, as well as the Arab-Islamic world's overall impact on the Reformation and the Renaissance.
This book takes a fascinating look at the role of the Arab-Islamic world in the rise of the West. It examines the cultural transmission of ideas and institutions in a number of key areas, including science, philosophy, humanism, law, finance, commerce, as well as the Arab-Islamic world's overall impact on the Reformation and the Renaissance.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230393202
SKU
V9780230393202
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99-15
About Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan
MOHAMMED ABATTOUY Senior Scholar at the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation, Manchester, UK and Head of the Philosophy Department, Mohammed Vth University, Rabat, Morocco SAMAR ATTAR Independent Scholar, who has taught English, Arabic and comparative literature in the USA, Canada, Algeria, Germany, Australia and Turkey. She has published extensively in both English and Arabic in the fields of literary ... Read more
Reviews for The Role of the Arab-Islamic World in the Rise of the West: Implications for Contemporary Trans-Cultural Relations
'Dr. Nayef Al-Rodhan has brought together a distinguished group of scholars to offer a new perspective on the often neglected and unacknowledged Arabic-Islamic contributions to contemporary science, civilisation and morality.' - Professor Charles Burnett, Professor of the History of Islamic Influences in Europe and Co-Director of the Centre for the History of Arabic Studies in Europe at the Warburg Institute, ... Read more