Aleppo - A History (Paperback)

Shortlisted for the 2018 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize Aleppo is one of the longest-surviving cities of the ancient and Islamic Middle East. Until recently it enjoyed a thriving urban life-in particular an active traditional suq, with a continuous tradition going back centuries. Its tangle of streets still follow the Hellenistic grid and above it looms the great Citadel, which contains recently-uncovered remains of a Bronze/Iron Age temple complex, suggesting an even earlier role as a 'high place' in the Canaanite tradition. In the Arab Middle Ages, Aleppo was a strongpoint of the Islamic resistance to the Crusader presence. Its medieval Citadel is one of the most dramatic examples of a fortified enclosure in the Islamic tradition. In Mamluk and Ottoman times, the city took on a thriving commercial role and provided a base for the first European commercial factories and consulates in the Levant. Its commercial life funded a remarkable building tradition with some hundreds of the 600 or so officially-declared monuments dating from these eras. Its diverse ethnic mixture, with significant Kurdish, Turkish, Christian and Armenian communities, provide a richer layering of influences on the city's life. In this volume, Ross Burns explores Aleppo's rich history from its earliest history through to the modern era, providing a thorough treatment of this fascinating city history, accessible both to scholarly readers and to the general public interested in a factual and comprehensive survey of the city's past.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Cities of the Ancient World
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Ross Burns
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	340
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-6798-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-8153-6798-8
Barcode:	9780815367987

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