num_pages: 334
description: This book explores Muslims' conception of themselves as "the people of the book" and explains the multifaceted meanings of this concept. Published jointly with the Library of Congress, it is an illustrated history of the book and the written word in the Islamic world.
language: English
title: The Book in the Islamic World: The Written Word and Communication in the Middle East
titlecomplete: The Book in the Islamic World: The Written Word and Communication in the Middle East
ratings_count: 13
publisher: State University of New York Press