A Historical Encyclopedia
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/11/2006
The first work to offer 5,000 years of authoritative historical coverage of ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa-from their founding to the present-highlighting each city's cultural, social, political, and economic significance. * Coverage of 100 ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa * 19 academic contributors from this region as well as from Europe and the United States * Annotated timeline locating cities within their historical and imperial contexts * 44 illustrations including the Venetian fortifications of Nicosia, the ziggurat in Ur, and the Silk Market in Cairo * 8 maps including an overview map of all the cities listed in the book and sub-regional maps to clarify their location
- ISBN:
- 9781576079195
- 9781576079195
- Category:
- Urban communities
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 01-11-2006
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 439
- Dimensions (mm):
- 279x216x35mm
- Weight:
- 1.57kg
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