Baghdad: an urban history through the lens of literature

In recent years, Baghdad has been viewed as a battleground for political conflicts; this interpretation has heavily influenced writings on the city. This book moves away from these perspectives to present an interdisciplinary exploration into the urban history of Baghdad through the lens of literatu...

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1. Verfasser: Al-Attar, Iman (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Routledge 2018
Ausgabe:1st
Schriftenreihe:Built environment city studies
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Zusammenfassung:In recent years, Baghdad has been viewed as a battleground for political conflicts; this interpretation has heavily influenced writings on the city. This book moves away from these perspectives to present an interdisciplinary exploration into the urban history of Baghdad through the lens of literature. It argues that urban literature is an effective complementary source to conventional historiography, using in-depth analysis of texts, poems and historical narratives of non-monumental urban spaces to reveal an underexamined facet of the city's development. The book focuses on three key themes, spatial, nostalgic and reflective, to offer a new approach to the study of Baghdad's history, with a view to establishing and informing further strategies for future urban developments. Beginning with the first planned city in the eighth century, it looks at the urban transformations that influenced building trends and architectural styles until the nineteenth century. It will appeal to academics and researchers in interdisciplinary fields such as architecture, urban history, Islamic studies and Arabic literature
Beschreibung:Illustrations Preface Author's Note Introduction 1. The Urban History of Baghdad 2. Textual Representation of Architecture 3. The Urban Literature of Baghdad before the 18th Century 4. Interpreting the Texts of the 18th and 19th Centuries Summary Endnotes
Beschreibung:1 online resource illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9780429862199
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9780429862205
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9780429862182
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