| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 231 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East ; 6
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SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East ; 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Note on transliteration -- Introduction / Amira K. Bennison -- The genesis of 'Islamic' cities -- 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 -- Power and the city in the Islamic west from the Umayyads to the Almohads / Amira K. Bennison -- Ceremonial and sacred space in early Fatimid Cairo / Jonathan M. Bloom -- Fīrūzkūh : the summer capital 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 impact of religion on urban life -- The water supply of Tinnīs : public amenities and private investments / Alison L. Gascoigne -- Health, spirituality and power in medieval Iberia : the māristān and its role in Nasrid Granada / Athena C. Syrakoy -- Commerce and spirituality : the urbanism of Riḍwān Bey / Nicholas Warner -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Islamic cities and towns -- Islamic Empire.
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Islamic cities and towns. |
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Islamic Empire. |
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Cities and towns -- Islamic Empire -- History.
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Cities and towns. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Gascoigne, Alison L.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bennison, Amira K. Cities in the pre-modern Islamic world. London ; New York : Routledge, ©2007 9780415424394 0415424399 (DLC) 2006102506 (OCoLC)77520630 |
| ISBN |
9780203946473 (electronic book) |
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0203946472 (electronic book) |
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0415424399 (Cloth) |
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9780415424394 (Cloth) |
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9786610943517 |
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6610943516 |
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