Main entry:

Raymond, André.

Title & Author:

The great Arab cities in the 16th-18th centuries : an introduction / André Raymond.

Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 1984.

Description:

xvi, 155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Series:

Hagop Kevorkian series on Near Eastern art and civilization

Notes:
Translated from the French.
"Printed version of four lectures given in April and May 1983 at the Hagop Kevorkian Center at New York University"--Preface.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-147) and index.
Pt. I The Ottoman empire and Arab cities -- The Ottoman empire -- Urban expansion during the Ottoman period -- Characteristics of Arab cities in the Ottoman era -- . Pt. II City Centers -- The shifting of the seat of political power out of the centers -- The urban center -- Organization of the urban centers -- Elements composing the urban center : shops and markets -- Caravanserais -- Pt. III Residential districts -- Introduction -- Localization of residential districts -- Individual and collective housing -- Conclusion -- Pt. IV Imperial art, local tradition, and innovation -- Introduction -- "Imperial" art -- The permanence of local artistic tradition -- Innovation -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

0814773915 (alk. paper)
9780814773918 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Cities and towns Arab countries.
Villes États arabes.
15.00 history: general.
74.06 thematic geography: general.
Cities and towns.
Social conditions
Großstadt
Historische Geografie
Stadt
Steden.
Arab countries Social conditions.
États arabes Conditions sociales.
Arab countries.
Arabien
Naher Osten
Arab countries Cities, 1500-1700

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Hagop Kevorkian series on Near Eastern art and civilization.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 113125
Call No.: ID:85-B1858
Status: Available