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S. Frederick Starr: The Lost Enlightenment. Central Asia’s Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane, Princeton/Oxford: “Princeton University Press”, 2013.—634 pp.

S. Frederick Starr: The Lost Enlightenment. Central Asia’s Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to... Iran and the Caucasus 20 (2016) 407-414 Book Reviews S. Frederick Starr: The Lost Enlightenment. Central Asia’s Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane, Princeton/Oxford: “Princeton University Press”, 2013.—634 pp. With his latest book Professor Starr has closed a prevailing gap found not only within the interested public, but also amongst scholars researching on specific aspects of Central Asian culture and history. He has therein successfully unveiled fascinating images of a dynamically changing Cen- tral Asia; one that was characterised by gradual, yet major changes to the economic and social fabric, as well as the existing ethnic, cultural, and re- ligious compositions. The author has managed to meticulously compile, as evinced by the extensive bibliography, almost all available information on the most interesting period of Central Asia. Hence, the true value of the book is that it presents comprehensively collated data and sources, amalgamated in chronological order, about the history, culture, material life and sciences in mediaeval Central Asia, pre- and post-Islamisation. Furthermore, the author’s reasoning for the rise and decline of Central Asia’s Enlightenment is nothing short of impeccably convincing. Finally, based on the author’s arguments, one may come to appreciate the value of mediaeval Central Asia http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Iran and the Caucasus Brill

S. Frederick Starr: The Lost Enlightenment. Central Asia’s Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane, Princeton/Oxford: “Princeton University Press”, 2013.—634 pp.

Iran and the Caucasus , Volume 20 (3-4): 8 – Dec 19, 2016

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1609-8498
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1573-384X
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10.1163/1573384X-20160310
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Iran and the Caucasus 20 (2016) 407-414 Book Reviews S. Frederick Starr: The Lost Enlightenment. Central Asia’s Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane, Princeton/Oxford: “Princeton University Press”, 2013.—634 pp. With his latest book Professor Starr has closed a prevailing gap found not only within the interested public, but also amongst scholars researching on specific aspects of Central Asian culture and history. He has therein successfully unveiled fascinating images of a dynamically changing Cen- tral Asia; one that was characterised by gradual, yet major changes to the economic and social fabric, as well as the existing ethnic, cultural, and re- ligious compositions. The author has managed to meticulously compile, as evinced by the extensive bibliography, almost all available information on the most interesting period of Central Asia. Hence, the true value of the book is that it presents comprehensively collated data and sources, amalgamated in chronological order, about the history, culture, material life and sciences in mediaeval Central Asia, pre- and post-Islamisation. Furthermore, the author’s reasoning for the rise and decline of Central Asia’s Enlightenment is nothing short of impeccably convincing. Finally, based on the author’s arguments, one may come to appreciate the value of mediaeval Central Asia

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