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Film, Video The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization

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Title

  • The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization

Summary

  • The African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress is sponsoring a series of lectures on Iraq history and society. Jonathan Lyons, a researcher at the Global Terrorism Research Center at Monash University, Victoria, Australia, discussed his new book, "The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization."

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2008-02-26.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Religion
  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Literature

Notes

  • -  Classification: Fine Arts.
  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Classification: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion.
  • -  Jonathan Lyons.
  • -  Recorded on 2008-02-26.
  • -  Researchers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688058

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division. The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-26, 2008. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688058/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division, S. B. (2008) The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-26. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688058/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division. The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-26, 2008. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688058/>.