Author: Jayyusi, Salma Khadra [= Salma Kadra al- Gayyusi], Renata Holod, Antillio Petruccioli & André Raymond. (eds).
Title: The city in the Islamic world. [Complete two volume set of the hardcover edition].
Description: Leiden & Boston, Brill, 2008. 2 vols. XX,1494 pp. Num. b./w. figs. Orig. hardcovers. (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East, Vol. 94). Official new price of this set is € 468,-- The purpose of this book is to draw attention to the sites of life, politics and culture where current and past generations of the Islamic world have made their mark. Unlike many previous volumes dealing with the city in the Islamic world, this one has been expanded not only to include snapshots of historical fabric, but also to deal with the transformation of this fabric into modern and contemporary urban entities. Salma Khadra Jayyusi was awarded Cultural Personality of the Year by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for her profound contribution to Arabic literature and culture in 2020.

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