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THE CALIPH’S SPLENDOR, by Benson Bobrick

October 31, 2012

THE “GOLDEN AGE” 8th-century Islamic empire of Harun al-Rashid, and its impact on today’s world. Enlightening!

Grade: SOLID B

THE CALIPH'S SPLENDOR: ISLAM AND THE WEST IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF BAGHDAD
Simon and Schuster
2012

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