The Construction of Knowledge in Islamic Civilization: Qudama B. Ja'Far and His Kitab Al-Kharaj Wa-Sina'at Al-Kitaba (Islamic History & Civilization)

This analysis of the encyclopedic work of a state official in the employ of the Abbasid dynasty offers new insight into the role of the Islamic state as an actor alongside other social groups in the development of various branches of knowledge in Islamic civilization.