Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
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Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane

by S. Frederick Starr

History intellectual history Central Asian Studies
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S. Frederick Starr surveys Central Asia’s golden age, following the region’s history from the Arab conquest to Tamerlane. This wide-ranging account highlights Central Asia’s importance in the intellectual and cultural history of the broader world.

ISBN-13 9780691165851 ASIN 0691165858 Views 207 Publisher Princeton University Press Year 2015 Edition Reprint Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 680 Created February 14, 2026 Updated October 14, 2026
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Lost Enlightenment explores the history of Central Asia from the Arab conquest to the age of Tamerlane.

The book focuses on the region’s golden age and its contributions to intellectual and cultural life.

S. Frederick Starr places Central Asia at the center of a broad historical narrative spanning centuries of change.

This work offers readers an overview of a significant period in Central Asian history and its enduring legacy.

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