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Middle Eastern Cities: A Symposium on Ancient Islamic and Contemporary Middle Eastern Urbanism
Contents:
Part 1.
The ancient Middle Eastern city. Mesopotamia: land of many cities / A.L. Oppenheim.
Part 2.
The traditional Muslim city. The architecture of the Middle Eastern city / O. Grabar --
Muslim cities and Islamic societies / I.M. Lapidus --
Cairo : an Islamic city in the light of the Geniza documents / S.D. Goitein.
Part 3.
Contemporary Middle Eastern cities. Economic change and urbanization in the Middle East / C. Issawi --
Village and city : cultural continuities in twentieth century Middle Eastern cultures / J. Gulick --
Varieties of urban experience : contrast, coexistence, and coalescence in Cairo / J. Abu-Lughod.
Conclusion / R. McC. Adams.
Part 1.
The ancient Middle Eastern city. Mesopotamia: land of many cities / A.L. Oppenheim.
Part 2.
The traditional Muslim city. The architecture of the Middle Eastern city / O. Grabar --
Muslim cities and Islamic societies / I.M. Lapidus --
Cairo : an Islamic city in the light of the Geniza documents / S.D. Goitein.
Part 3.
Contemporary Middle Eastern cities. Economic change and urbanization in the Middle East / C. Issawi --
Village and city : cultural continuities in twentieth century Middle Eastern cultures / J. Gulick --
Varieties of urban experience : contrast, coexistence, and coalescence in Cairo / J. Abu-Lughod.
Conclusion / R. McC. Adams.
206 pages, Textbook Binding
Published January 1, 1969
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