
This profusely illustrated book introduces the general reader to the cultural achievements and heritage of the Arabs. Its main topics are the Arab role in Islamic culture, literature, philosophy and history, architecture and art, the exact sciences, life sciences, mechanical...


This edition is filled with nearly 100 illustrations. It contains essays by such top scholars as Oleg Grabar, Abdelhammid I. Sabra, and Mounah A. Khouri on the Arab role and influence in Islamic Culture, literature, philosophy, history, architecture and art, science, technology,...








This profusely illustrated book introduces the general reader to the cultural achievements and heritage of the Arabs. Its main topics are the Arab role in Islamic culture, literature, philosophy and history, architecture and art, the exact sciences, life sciences, mechanical...