Map of Knowledge

KPFA - Letters and Politics

English - December 11, 2019 10:00 - 11 minutes - 13.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 232 ratings
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We have a special conversation with Violet Moller on the ancient world. Today, together we take a look at the Caliphates of the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries in Baghdad and Cordoba.
Guest: Violet Moller is a historian and writer who specializes in intellectual history. She is the author of the book The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found.
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BOOK: The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of How Classical Ideas Were Lost and Found by Violet Moller $150
USB: Letters & Politics: The Ancient History Pack $150
COMBO: Book and Ancient History Pack $300
A Night to Remember – Dinner and a tour of KPFA (Pair of Tix).Thursday, January 16th, at 5:30pm $500

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