Marrakesh and the Mountains: Landscape, Urban Planning, and Identity in the Medieval Maghrib (Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies) [1 ed.] 0271096764, 9780271096766

Marrakesh and the Mountains: Landscape, Urban Planning, and Identity in the Medieval Maghrib (Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies) [1 ed.] 0271096764, 9780271096766

Over the course of the Almoravid (1040–1147) and Almohad (1121–1269) dynasties, medieval Marrakesh evolved from an infor

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Marrakesh and the Mountains: Landscape, Urban Planning, and Identity in the Medieval Maghrib (Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies) [1 ed.] 0271096764, 9780271096766

Over the course of the Almoravid (1040–1147) and Almohad (1121–1269) dynasties, medieval Marrakesh evolved from an infor

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Isfahan: Architecture and Urban Experience in Early Modern Iran (Buildings, Landscapes, and Societies) [1 ed.] 0271095520, 9780271095523

A vibrant urban settlement from medieval times and the royal seat of the Safavid dynasty, the city of Isfahan emerged as

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Medieval Urban Planning: The Monastery and Beyond 1443843172, 9781443843171

Broadly defined, urban planning today is a process one might describe as half design and half social engineering. It con

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Managing the Mountains: Land Use Planning, The New Deal, And The Creation of a Federal Landscape in Appalachia 9780300142198, 0300142196

Historians have long viewed the massive reshaping of the American landscape during the New Deal era as unprecedented. Th

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Managing the Mountains: Land Use Planning, the New Deal, and the Creation of a Federal Landscape in Appalachia 9780300142204

Historians have long viewed the massive reshaping of the American landscape during the New Deal era as unprecedented. Th

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The Maghrib in the Mashriq: Knowledge, Travel and Identity [1 ed.] 9783110712698, 9783110713305, 9783110713442, 2020946350

This is a pioneering book about the impact that knowledge produced in the Maghrib (Islamic North Africa and al-Andalus =

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Planning Cities in Africa: Current Issues and Future Prospects of Urban Governance and Planning (The Urban Book Series) 3031065492, 9783031065491

This open access book provides insights into challenges, threats and opportunities of urban development in Africa. It di

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Urban Restructuring, Power and Capitalism in the Tourist City: Contested Terrains of Marrakesh 9781138600461, 9780429470929

The book focuses on the processes of urban restructuring, power relations and the political economy of touristic authent

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Inventing the Berbers: History and Ideology in the Maghrib 9780812251302

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