Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane

This epic history tells the fascinating, and largely ignored, history of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment, which occurred between 800-1200 AD. Featuring the lives and astonishing accomplishments of those who created the bridge to our modern world and paved the way for the European renaissance, Lost Enlightenment chronicles this ignored age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores theories about the cause of its demise. 634 indexed pages, softcover.