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This collection of essays on Islamic art and architecture in the nineteenth century covers a wide geographical area and draws together different regional elements. The essays devote much attention to social, political, economic and intellectual issues, including the role of tradition and responses to European aesthetics, among them the appropriation of orientalism and the rise of revivalist movements.

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Islamic Art in the 19th Century: Tradition, Innovation, and Eclecticism

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 05/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9789004291591, 978-9004291591
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      Middle Eastern history Social and cultural history Islam

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      Book Synopsis
      This collection of essays on Islamic art and architecture in the nineteenth century covers a wide geographical area and draws together different regional elements. The essays devote much attention to social, political, economic and intellectual issues, including the role of tradition and responses to European aesthetics, among them the appropriation of orientalism and the rise of revivalist movements.

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      "This volume ...is a valuable contribution to a broader approach of the field." Sophie Makariou, The Louvre Museum in Central Eurasian Reader, 2 (2010). "... einen Grundbaustein für ein Gebiet, von dem zu hoffen ist, dass es in Zukunft weitere beobachtungen finden wird." Silvia Naef, Universität Genf

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