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Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia

Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia

by Michael R . T Dumper (Editor), Bruce E . Stanley (Editor)

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    Hardcover 2006

    $116.39
Synopsis

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

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 439
 Publisher: ABC-CLIO Ltd
Published: 15 Dec 2006
ISBN 10: 1576079198
ISBN 13: 9781576079195
Book Overview: Bustling cities with twisting streets and busy markets. Lush gardens, quiet courtyards, minarets flashing in the hot sun. The cities of the Middle East and North Africa evoke these vivid images, but the reality is often more prosaic, with problems of poverty, pollution, disenfranchisement, conflict, and poor infrastructure. What fascinating history lies behind these cities, and what are they like today?

Media Reviews
This volume will be a good addition to any academic or large public library so patrons can learn more about the history and current issues affecting the MENA region. - Booklist
Recommended. All levels. - Choice
Cities of the Middle East and North Africa is a truly unique and fascinating resource for historical, socioeconomic, and cultural information on the major cities of the North African and Arab worlds. . . . [this work] is best suited for large public, college, and research libraries. It is highly recommended for these collections. - Reference & User Services Quarterly
Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia is a top pick for the high school to college-level collection where courses in Middle Eastern or North Africa ar given. - Midwest Book Review
For academic libraries that support programs on the Islamic world and especially on the Middle East and Africa, this will be a welcome addition to their reference collections. - Reference & User Services Quarterly
Author Bio

Michael R. T. Dumper is reader in Middle East politics at the University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, specializing in urbanism and religious institutions of the Middle East.

Bruce E. Stanley is provost at Huron University in London and a research fellow in the Department of Politics at the University of Exeter, Exeter, UK, specializing in Middle East political economy and urbanization.