Cities through Time
The first volume in a series dedicated to cities and urban processes in West Asia and Egypt, this collection of essays offers an exploration of West Asian history and society as seen through the lens of urbanization. Drawing together scholarship from historians, architectural historians, and archaeo...
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| description | The first volume in a series dedicated to cities and urban processes in West Asia and Egypt, this collection of essays offers an exploration of West Asian history and society as seen through the lens of urbanization. Drawing together scholarship from historians, architectural historians, and archaeologists, the essays gathered here examine the development of cities and urban societies in the region from the Sasanian and early Islamic periods up to modern times. The up-to-date and advanced analyses presented within the volume explore the societies that inhabited these urban landscapes and shed light on noteworthy cities of West Asia and its surroundings, including Egypt, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Through this approach, theGlimpses into Urbanity and Community in Mediaeval to Modern West Asia and Egypt authors examine not just the shapes, formations, and characteristics of urban centres, but also the economic and social structures that developed within them and gave shape to their communities. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1760782026-04-29T06:22:29Z Cities through Time Morikawa, Tomoko city cross culture diversity history Islam Middle East network THEMAJBSD The first volume in a series dedicated to cities and urban processes in West Asia and Egypt, this collection of essays offers an exploration of West Asian history and society as seen through the lens of urbanization. Drawing together scholarship from historians, architectural historians, and archaeologists, the essays gathered here examine the development of cities and urban societies in the region from the Sasanian and early Islamic periods up to modern times. The up-to-date and advanced analyses presented within the volume explore the societies that inhabited these urban landscapes and shed light on noteworthy cities of West Asia and its surroundings, including Egypt, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Through this approach, theGlimpses into Urbanity and Community in Mediaeval to Modern West Asia and Egypt authors examine not just the shapes, formations, and characteristics of urban centres, but also the economic and social structures that developed within them and gave shape to their communities. Published 2026-04-29T06:22:24Z 2026-04-29T06:22:24Z 2026-04-09 book 978-2-503-61855-5 978-2-503-61856-2 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/176078 eng Cities and Urbanization in West Asia and North Africa image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503618555-1 https://doi.org/10.1484/M.CUWANA-EB.5.149696 Brepols 10.1484/M.CUWANA-EB.5.149696 10.1484/M.CUWANA-EB.5.149696 337417f5-5e42-49d3-8b32-3867e1572190 978-2-503-61855-5 978-2-503-61856-2 1 372 Turnhout, Belgium open access |
| spellingShingle | city cross culture diversity history Islam Middle East network THEMAJBSD Cities through Time |
| title | Cities through Time |
| title_full | Cities through Time |
| title_fullStr | Cities through Time |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cities through Time |
| title_short | Cities through Time |
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| topic | city cross culture diversity history Islam Middle East network THEMAJBSD |
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