The Muslim Discovery of Europe
by Lewis, Bernard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0297781405
- ISBN 13
- 9780297781400
- Seller
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Langport, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, U.K. : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982 Original dustjacket - not price clipped. Slight age and shelf wear to dustjacket - edges of dj slightly rubbed. Tight copy. Front endpaper has initial and date in black ink of previous owner in upper right hand corner - clean text pages. B/w illustrations, Index. Contents: I Contact and Impact; II The Muslim View of the World; III On Language and Translation; IV Media and Intermediaries; V Muslim Scholarship about the West; VI Religion; VII The Economy: Perceptions and Contacts; VIII Government and Justice; IX Science and Technology; X Cultural Life; XI Social and Personal; XII Conclusions. "Using journals, letters, diaries and dispatches, many newly translated, Bernard Lewis reveals the impact of the great Muslim civilization on primitive Europe and explores the subtle ways in which two great societies influenced each other."
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- Bookseller
- Aardvolk The Virtual Book Store (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000588
- Title
- The Muslim Discovery of Europe
- Author
- Lewis, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297781405
- ISBN 13
- 9780297781400
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London, U.K.
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Medieval, European history, Islam, Arabic, Persian
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; First Editions;
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- Edges
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- Price Clipped
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.