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The City in the Muslim World: Depictions by Western Travel Writers

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Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781138842625ISBN-10:1138842621UPC:9781138842625Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Middle East, Regional Studies, SociologyBook Topic:UrbanSize:9.20 x 6.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.681Product ID:SCZFKY9SP6
This book is about the city and travel in the Islamic world. In particular it examines how the city, as a social product, is defined and depicted, and the role of travel writing in that process.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9781138842625ISBN-10:1138842621UPC:9781138842625Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Middle East, Regional Studies, SociologyBook Topic:UrbanSize:9.20 x 6.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.681Product ID:SCZFKY9SP6

Mohammad Gharipour is Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University in Baltimore, USA. He is the author of Persian Gardens and Pavilions: Reflections in Poetry, Arts and History (2013), editor of Bazaar in the Islamic City (2012), co-editor of Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World (2013), and editor of Sacred Precincts: The Religious Architecture of Non-Muslim Communities across the Islamic World (2014). Gharipour is the director and founding editor of the International Journal of Islamic Architecture.

Nilay Özlü is an architect with Master's in the History and Theory of Architecture and a MBA from the University of San Francisco. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Bosphorus University, Department of History and writes for art, architecture, and history journals. Her topics of interests include urban theory, museology, visual culture and critical architectural theory.


Publisher: Routledge

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