Inhaltsangabe: Cities in the pre-modern Islamic world :

1. Verfasser:	Bennison, Amira K.
Weitere Verfasser:	Gascoigne, Alison L.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr:	London [u.a.] : Routledge, 2008.
Ausgabe:	Repr. 2008
Umfang/Format:	xiii, 231 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm.
Schriftenreihe:	SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East ; 6
Schlagworte:	Cities and towns > Islamic Empire > History. Islamic cities and towns > Islamic Empire.
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Inhaltsangabe:

Introduction / Amira K. Bennison
An urban structure for the early Islamic city: an archaeological hypothesis / Donald Whitcomb
The foundation legend of Fez and other Islamic cities in light of the life of the Prophet / Simon O'Meara
The city of Sultan Kala, Merv, Turkmenistan: communities, neighbourhoods and urban planning from the eighth to the thirteenth century / Tim Williams
Power and the city in the Islamic west from the Umayyads to the Almohads / Maira K. Bennison
Ceremonial and sacred space in early Fatimid Cairo / Jonathan M. Bloom
Firuzkuh: the summer capitol of the Ghurids / David Thomas
Fathpur Sikri and Isfahan: the founding and layout of capital cities in Mughal India and Safavid Iran / Stephen P. Blake
The water supply of Tinnis: public amenities and private investments / Alison L.