In the Shadows of Glories Past: Jihad for Modern Science in Muslim Societies, 1850 to the Arab Spring

ISBN-13: 9781472447340 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 450 str.

John W. Livingston

Opis

This volume reveals the undermining effect of European imperialism on western-oriented religious reformers and secular intellectuals, for whom science and political reform went together, and concludes with a chapter on the state of science in contemporary Muslim societies and the efforts to institutionalize science (before the upheavals of 2011) so as to bring to life an authentic and indigenous culture that would sustain scientific study and research as autonomous pursuits.

Recenzje

’This book surpasses almost every other book that deals with science in Islamic civilization, because it does not stop the narrative with the classical presumed golden age of that civilization, but encompasses the whole range of scientific activities from the very beginning until our own time. It is comprehensive, and far more interested in the cultural, social, economic, and political details than other books of its genre.’ George Saliba, Columbia University, USA

O autorze

John W. Livingston is Associate Professor of History at the William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA.