Literacy and the 'great divide' in the Islamic World, 1300-1800

Journal of Global History

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-193

  Hanna, Nelly ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

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EID: 60950347292     PISSN: 17400228     EISSN: 17400236     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1740022807002240     Document Type: Review

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