Cities in the pre-modern Islamic world : the urban impact of religion, state and society
1. Verfasser: |
Bennison, Amira K.
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Weitere Verfasser: |
Gascoigne, Alison L.
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Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
London [u.a.] :
Routledge,
2008.
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Ausgabe: | Repr. 2008 |
Umfang/Format: |
xiii, 231 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm. |
Schriftenreihe: |
SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East ;
6 |
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Table of contents only Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
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.