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Mamluk History through Architecture - Monuments, Culture and Politics in Medieval Egypt and Syria (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,526
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Mamluk History through Architecture - Monuments, Culture and Politics in Medieval Egypt and Syria (Hardcover): Nasser Rabbat

Mamluk History through Architecture - Monuments, Culture and Politics in Medieval Egypt and Syria (Hardcover)

Nasser Rabbat

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The most enduring testament to the Mamluk Sultanate is its architecture. Not only do Mamluk buildings embody one of the most outstanding medieval architectural traditions, Mamluk architecture is actually a key to the social history of the period. Analyzing Mamluk constructions as a form of communication and documentation as well as a cultural index, "Mamluk History Through Architecture" shows how the buildings mirror the complex -- and historically unique -- military, political, social and financial structures of Mamluk society.

With this original and authoritative study Nasser Rabbat offers an innovative approach to the history of the Mamluks -- through readings of the spectacular architecture of the period. Drawing on examples from throughout both Egypt and Syria, from the Citadel and Al-Azhar Mosque of Cairo to the Mausoleum of al-Zahir Baybars in Damascus, Rabbat demonstrates how Mamluk architecture served to reinforce visually the spirit of the counter-Crusade, when the Muslim world rebounded from the setbacks of the First Crusade. Both holistically and in case studies, Rabbat demonstrates how history is inscribed into and reflected by a culture's artifacts. This is a groundbreaking work in the study of architecture and social history in the Middle East and beyond.

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Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2010
First published: November 2010
Authors: Nasser Rabbat
Dimensions: 246 x 189 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-1-84511-964-5
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design
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LSN: 1-84511-964-9
Barcode: 9781845119645

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