The City in the Islamic World (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik)
Contributors: Salma Khadra Jayyusi (Editor); Renata Holod (Editor); Attilio Petruccioli (Editor); Andre Raymond (Editor)
Publisher: Brill
Published: June 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1224
ISBN-13: 9789004162402
Subjects: Area / regional studies; Social Science; Sociology; Ancient Egypt; Ancient World; Islamic countries; Middle East; Islamic Studies; Ancient - General
Description: "The purpose of this book, is to draw attention to the sites of life, politics and culture where current and past generations of the Islamic world have made their mark. Unlike many previous volumes dealing with the city in the Islamic world, this one has been specially expanded not only to include snapshots of historical fabric but also to deal with the transformation of this fabric into modern and contemporary urban entities."--Book cover.