| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 445 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; v. 72 |
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Islamic history and civilization ; v. 72.
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| Contents |
Notes; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Chapter One Introduction; The Karak Plateau; Settlement patterns and the Archaeological Record; Methodology and Chapter Outline; PART ONE THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF KARAK IN THE MIDDLE ISLAMIC PERIOD; Chapter Two The Political History of Karak; Chapter Three Administration and Architectural Patronage in Karak and its Dependent Regions; Chapter Four Economic Survey of Karak and its Dependent Regions; Chapter Five Summary of the Historical Evidence; PART TWO THE MIDDLE ISLAMIC CERAMICS FROM KARAK; Chapter Six Unglazed Ceramics |
| Summary |
Textual and archaeological sources are employed to reconstruct the history of Karak in Jordan, 1100-1650 CE. The book establishes the ways in which the construction of a major castle at Karak affected the town and the surrounding rural hinterland |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-432) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ayyubids -- History
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Mamelukes -- History
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Islamic civilization.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Ayyubids
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Islamic civilization
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Mamelukes
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| SUBJECT |
Karak (Jordan : Province) -- History
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| Subject |
Jordan -- Karak (Province)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008004378 |
| ISBN |
9789047432906 |
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9047432908 |
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1282601997 |
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9781282601994 |
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9786612601996 |
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661260199X |
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