Battle of Talas [digital video]

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Series:

Great courses (Streaming video)

Publication Date:

2016

2017

Publication Information:

The Great Courses, 2016.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

The Battle of Talas in Central Asia was the only occasion when Arab and Chinese armies would oppose one another. Explore the factors leading to the encounter, the lengthy battle that led to victory for the Abbasid Arabs, and the resulting spread of papermaking to the Middle East, an event with global impact.

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In Process Record.

Film

Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Term:

History, Modern.

Geographic Term:

Middle East -- Study and teaching.

Genre:

Middle Eastern Studies