A History of the Encyclopaedia of Islam

ISBN-13: 9781948488044 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 316 str.

Peri Bearman

Opis

This is the story of the decisions that shaped the preeminent reference work in the field of Islamic Studies and of the work that went into it. This history sheds light onto the world of academia, tells of the individual scholars who contributed to the encyclopedia's success, and of Europe before and after two world wars. 26 b&w figs.