8vo. xiii 290 pp; 2 maps, b/w illus, cloth in d/w, jacket lightly rubbed at top edge, previous owner’s name inscribed verso front cover, otherwise copy in very good condition, appendices, glossary, biblio, index, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1975.

Synopsis

A leading world specialist on Iran, Professor Frye definitively explains how the Arabs and Islam changed the entire Iranian cultural world. This informative book fills a gap in the knowledge of Islam.