The Graeco-arabi... — Greek Thought, Arabic Culture:

Dimitri Gutas's Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasid Society (2nd–4th/8th–10th Centuries) examines the social and political, rather than just intellectual, motivations behind the massive translation effort of secular Greek texts into Arabic. This seminal study links the intellectual movement to the early 'Abbasid dynasty's cultural expansion. You can purchase the book via Routledge or Barnes & Noble .