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Lyons, Jonathan,

The house of wisdom : how the Arabs transformed Western civilization / Jonathan Lyons. - xvii, 248 pages : photographs, plates ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


ISBN: 9781408801215 (pbk.) 1408801213 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Civilization, Western--Arab influences.
Learning and scholarship--History--Arab countries--Medieval, 500-1500.
East and West.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Arab countries--Intellectual life.

Subjects--Index Terms:

Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 909.09821 / LYO