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Cities in The pre-Modern Islamic World: the urban impact of religion, state and society
Amira K. Bennison
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Description for Cities in The pre-Modern Islamic World: the urban impact of religion, state and society
Paperback. Editor(s): Bennison, Amira K.; Gascoigne, Alison L. Num Pages: 248 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 17 black & white halftones, 29 black & white line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FB; AM; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
This volume is an inter-disciplinary endeavour which brings together recent research on aspects of urban life and structure by architectural and textual historians and archaeologists, engendering exciting new perspectives on urban life in the pre-modern Islamic world. Its objective is to move beyond the long-standing debate on whether an `Islamic city' existed in the pre-modern era and focus instead upon the ways in which religion may (or may not) have influenced the physical structure of cities and the daily lives of their inhabitants. It approaches this topic from three different but inter-related perspectives: the genesis of `Islamic cities' in fact ... Read more
This volume is an inter-disciplinary endeavour which brings together recent research on aspects of urban life and structure by architectural and textual historians and archaeologists, engendering exciting new perspectives on urban life in the pre-modern Islamic world. Its objective is to move beyond the long-standing debate on whether an `Islamic city' existed in the pre-modern era and focus instead upon the ways in which religion may (or may not) have influenced the physical structure of cities and the daily lives of their inhabitants. It approaches this topic from three different but inter-related perspectives: the genesis of `Islamic cities' in fact ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415553810
SKU
V9780415553810
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About Amira K. Bennison
Amira K. Bennison is Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge. She has worked extensively on the history of the Maghrib and Islamic Spain. Her list of publications includes Jihad and Its Interpretations in Pre-Colonial Morocco (London: Routledge, 2002). Alison L. Gascoigne is ... Read more
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