| Description |
xxiii, 440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- 7th century: Mecca -- mother of all cities -- 8th century: Damascus -- the perfumed paradise -- 9th century: Baghdad -- city of peace, city of blood -- 10th century: Cordoba -- ornament of the world -- 11th century: Jerusalem -- the contested city -- 12th century: Cairo -- the city victorious -- 13th century: Fez -- the Athens of Africa -- 14th century: Samarkand -- garden of the soul -- 15th century: Constantinople -- city of the world's desire -- 16th century: Kabul -- a garden in the mountains -- 17th century: Isfahan -- half the world -- 18th century: Tripoli -- pirates' lair -- 19th century: Beirut -- playground of the levant -- 20th century: Dubai -- build it and they will come -- 21st century: Doha -- city of pearls |
| Summary |
A history of the rich and diverse civilizations over fifteen centuries of Islam seen through its greatest cities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-420) and index |
| Subject |
Islamic civilization -- History
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Islam -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Islamic Empire -- History
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| ISBN |
9781643133065 |
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1643133063 |
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