The Role of the Arab-Islamic World in the Rise of the West: Implications for Contemporary Trans-Cultural Relations

by Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349352276
• ISBN13: 9781349352272
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"