The Role of the Arab-Islamic World in the Rise of the West : Implications for Contemporary Trans-Cultural Relations (1st ed. 2012)

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.