{"product_id":"cities-of-medieval-iran-9789004419605","title":"Cities of Medieval Iran","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCities of Medieval Iran brings together studies in urban geography, archaeology, and history of medieval Iranian cities, spanning the Islamic period until ca. 1500, but also the pre-Islamic situation. The cities and their inhabitants take centre stage, they are not just the places where something else happened. Urban actors are given priority over external factors. The contributions take a long-term perspective and thus take the interaction between urban centres and their hinterland into account. Many contributions come from history or archaeology, but new disciplines are also methodologically integrated into the study of medieval cities, such as the arts of the book, lexicography, geomorphology, and digital instruments.    Contributors include Denise Aigle, Mehrdad Amanat, Jean Aubin, Richard W. Bulliet, Jamsheed K. Choksy, David Durand-Guédy, Etienne de la Vaissière, Majid Montazer Mahdi, Roy P. Mottahedeh, Jürgen Paul, Rocco Rante, Sarah Savant, Ali Shojai Esfahani, Donald Whitcomb and Daniel Zakrzewski.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface    David Durand-Guédy, Roy P. Mottahedeh and Jürgen Paul      Cities in Medieval Iran: a Review of Recent Publications    Jürgen Paul      Jean Aubin’s Article “Elements for the Study of Urban Agglomerations in Medieval Iran” in Context    Translation and Introduction by Jürgen Paul      Iranian Cities: Settlements and Water Management from Antiquity to the Islamic Period    Rocco Rante      “From Shahristān to Medina” Revisited    Donald Whitcomb      Why Nishapur?    Richard W. Bulliet      Inherited Landscapes in Muslim Bactra    Etienne de la Vaissière      Among Saints and Poets: The Spiritual Topography of Medieval Shiraz    Denise Aigle      The Fortified Landscape of Isfahan    Ali Shojaee Esfahani      Yazd: a “Good and Noble City” and an “Abode of Worship”    Jamsheed K. Choksy      Isfahan during the Turko-Mongol Period (11th-15th Centuries)    David Durand-Guédy      Balkh, from the Seljuqs to the Mongol Invasion    Jürgen Paul      Local Elites and Dynastic Succession: Tabriz prior to, under and following Mongol Rule (Sixth\/Twelfth to Ninth\/Fifteenth Centuries)    Daniel Zakrzewski      Medieval Kashan: Crossroads of Commerce and Culture    Mehrdad Amanat and Roy P. Mottahedeh      The History of Iranian Cities through their Books: What Ms. Köprülü 01589 Tells Us about 8th\/14th Century Shiraz    Sarah Bowen Savant and Majid Montazer Mahdi      Medieval Lexicography on Arabic and Persian Terms for City and Countryside    Roy P. Mottahedeh      Index of Persons and Groups      Index of Places","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210790429015,"sku":"9789004419605","price":124.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cities-of-medieval-iran-9789004419605","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}