Polymaths of Islam : power and networks of knowledge in central Asia /

Shows that the central Asian city of Bukhara was the pivot of a transregional zone of Perso-Islamic cultural exchange, a role that endured and even expanded under Russian imperial rule.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pickett, James, 1983- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2020]
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Description
Summary:Shows that the central Asian city of Bukhara was the pivot of a transregional zone of Perso-Islamic cultural exchange, a role that endured and even expanded under Russian imperial rule.
Physical Description:xv, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-289) and index.
ISBN:9781501750243
1501750240