ISLAMIC SCIENCE AND MAKING OF EUROPE RENAISSANCE.

This book is essential reading for those who wish to understand the remarkable phenomenon of the 'rise' and 'fall' of the Islamic sc ientific tradition. His analysis takes place against the backdrop of the broader question of what produces scientific activity in a society, what sustains it and enables it to flourish. Salibas singular achievement derives as much from the stimulating questions h e raises as from his provocative answers. His iconoclastic views will fuel scholarly debates for decades to come.