On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Aadisht Khanna <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear all, > > I'm interested in reading up on the Balkans in the middle ages/ > Rennaisance, the Ottoman Empire, and the Golden Age of Islam/ Arabia > (Haroun al-Rashid, etc). > Avicenna has been well researched, there's quite a few books on his contributions. Take them with a load of salt though since he's been held up as an Islamic hero by more than one Islamic nation - Iran, Kazhakistan. Axe to grind and all that. History is always biased, but at least one can do his best to stay away from obviously biased accounts. > What are the popular history books that you'd recommend? > Baburnama in the original is quite an entertaining read. Incidentally I'd be interested in reading books on the Kushan empire, suggestions anyone? Cheeni
