Investing in the Middle East
Subtitle: the political economy of European direct investment in Egypt
By: Ashraf Mishrif
Series: International library of economics
Publisher: Tauris Academic Studies
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781848853362
Subjects: European Investments; Foreign economic relations; Economic conditions
Description: "The Safavid period represents an immensely rich chapter in the history of Iranian architecture. In this discussion of Safavid architecture in the context of its political, social and religious milieu, Kishwar Rizvi gives special consideration to the shrine of Shaykh Safi, built in AD 1334, as an important template for an emergent Safavid taste. Of both regal and religious significance, the shrine's direct relationship to imperial power is unique in Islamic architecture and provides valuable information about the methods of architectural benefaction prevalent in early modern Iran. Rizvi examines the ways in which the transition from a devotional aesthetic to an imperial one represented the young dynasty's imperial aspirations, and affected a wide range of public buildings from mosques to palaces during the early Safavid period and beyond."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Notes: Includes biblographical references (p. [275]-291) and Index.