Research Catalog

Title

Cities of the Middle East and North Africa : a historical encyclopedia / Michael R.T. Dumper and Bruce E. Stanley, editors ; foreword by Janet L. Abu-Lughod.

Publication

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Dumper, Michael.
• Stanley, Bruce E.

Description

xxvii, 439 pages : illustrations, maps; 29 cm

Summary

"Cities of the Middle East and North Africa is more than a comprehensive and colorful guide to major ancient and modern cities in the region: it is also an unprecedented work of historical research that covers 5,000 years of history in 100 cities. It traces the full trajectory of each city, from its origins to the present day, along with its ties to other cities. In the process, the volume offers readers an unparalleled comparative analysis of the region."--Jacket.

Subject

• Cities and towns > Middle East > Encyclopedias
• Cities and towns > Africa, North > Encyclopedias
• Cities and towns > Middle East > History > Encyclopedias
• Cities and towns > Africa, North > History > Encyclopedias
• 15.75 history of Asia
• 15.80 history of Africa
• Cities and towns
• Stadt
• Steden
• North Africa
• Middle East
• Naher Osten
• Nordafrika
• Midden-Oosten
• Noord-Afrika

Genre/Form

• Encyclopedia
• encyclopedias.
• History
• Encyclopedias
• Encyclopedias (form)
• History (form)
• Encyclopedias.
• Encyclopédies.
• Wörterbuch.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Contributors and their entries -- List of entries -- Foreword -- Reevaluating the past, rethinking the future / by Michael Dumper -- The wonders of cities and the marvels of seeing cities comparatively / by Bruce Stanley -- Regional and sub-regional maps -- Cities of the Middle East and North Africa -- Glossary -- Index.

ISBN

• 1576079198
• 9781576079195
• 1576079201
• 9781576079201

LCCN

2006027503

OCLC

• ocm71126828
• 71126828
• SCSB-14656143

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library