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23 produkter
Tree of Pearls
The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar al-Durr
Inbunden, 2020
489 kr
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Shajar al-Durr--known as "Tree of Pearls"--began her remarkable career as a child slave, given as property to the Ayyubid Sultan Salih of Egypt. She became his favorite concubine, was manumitted, became the sultan's wife, served as governing regent, and ultimately rose to become the legitimately …
Tree of Pearls
The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar al-Durr
E-bok, 2020
353 kr
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Shajar al-Durr--known as "Tree of Pearls"--began her remarkable career as a child slave, given as property to the Ayyubid Sultan Salih of Egypt. She became his favorite concubine, was manumitted, became the sultan''s wife, served as governing regent, and ultimately rose to become the legitimately …
Tree of Pearls
The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar al-Durr
E-bok, 2020
353 kr
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Shajar al-Durr--known as "Tree of Pearls"--began her remarkable career as a child slave, given as property to the Ayyubid Sultan Salih of Egypt. She became his favorite concubine, was manumitted, became the sultan''s wife, served as governing regent, and ultimately rose to become the legitimately …
Cultural Heritage and Human Rights
Av Helaine Silverman, D. Fairchild Ruggles
Inbunden, 2007
1580 kr
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In today’s world, there seems to be no corner of the world that has not been affected by globalization – for good and for bad. While the world becomes more hegemonized socially and culturally, local communities are fighting to preserve their way of life as part of their heritage. Travel and …
Cultural Heritage and Human Rights
Av D. Fairchild Ruggles, Helaine Silverman
E-bok, 2007
2127 kr
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In today’s world, there seems to be no corner of the world that has not been affected by globalization – for good and for bad. While the world becomes more hegemonized socially and culturally, local communities are fighting to preserve their way of life as part of their heritage. Travel and …
Cultural Heritage and Human Rights
Av Helaine Silverman, D. Fairchild Ruggles
Häftad, 2008
1692 kr
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In today’s world, there seems to be no corner of the world that has not been affected by globalization – for good and for bad. While the world becomes more hegemonized socially and culturally, local communities are fighting to preserve their way of life as part of their heritage. Travel and …
Women, Patronage, and Self-Representation in Islamic Societies
Häftad, 2000
619 kr
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A rare look at female empowerment in the Muslim world.The first to combine the study of representation, gender theory, and Muslim women from a historical and geographical perspective, this book examines where women have represented themselves in art, architecture, and the written word in the Muslim …
Islamic Gardens and Landscapes
E-bok, 2011
638 kr
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Western admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles contends, denies the sophistication and diversity of the art form. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes immerses the reader in the world of the …
Islamic Gardens and Landscapes
Häftad, 2022
385 kr
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Western admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles contends, denies the sophistication and diversity of the art form. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes immerses the reader in the world of the …
Sites Unseen
Landscape and Vision
Av Dianne Harris, D. Fairchild Ruggles
Häftad, 2007
935 kr
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Sites Unseen challenges conventions for viewing and interpreting the landscape, using visual theory to move beyond traditional practices of describing and classifying objects to explore notions of audience and context. While other fields, such as art history and geography, have engaged …
Islamicate Environments
Water, Land, Plants, and Society
Inbunden, 2025
911 kr
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Islam burst forth from Arabia in the seventh century and spread with astonishing speed and force into the Middle East, Asia and northern Africa and the Mediterranean. While its success as a dominant culture has often been attributed to military strength, astute political organization, and religious …
Islamicate Environments
Water, Land, Plants, and Society
Häftad, 2025
308 kr
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Islam burst forth from Arabia in the seventh century and spread with astonishing speed and force into the Middle East, Asia and northern Africa and the Mediterranean. While its success as a dominant culture has often been attributed to military strength, astute political organization, and religious …
Islamic Art and Visual Culture
An Anthology of Sources
Av RUGGLES, D. Fairchild Ruggles
Inbunden, 2011
1163 kr
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Islamic Art and Visual Culture is a collection of primary sources in translation accompanied by clear and concise introductory essays that provide unique insights into the aesthetic and cultural history of one of the world's major religions. Collects essential translations from sources as diverse …
Islamic Art and Visual Culture
An Anthology of Sources
Av Ruggles, D. Fairchild Ruggles
Häftad, 2011
411 kr
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Islamic Art and Visual Culture is a collection of primary sources in translation accompanied by clear and concise introductory essays that provide unique insights into the aesthetic and cultural history of one of the world's major religions. Collects essential translations from sources as diverse …
Intangible Heritage Embodied
Av D. Fairchild Ruggles, Helaine Silverman
Inbunden, 2009
1133 kr
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Archaeological research has long focused on studying tangible artifacts to build a picture of the cultures it examines. Equally important to understanding a culture, however, are the intangible elements that become part of its heritage. In 2003, UNESCO adopted a convention specifically to protect …
Intangible Heritage Embodied
Av Helaine Silverman, D. Fairchild Ruggles
E-bok, 2009
1455 kr
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Archaeological research has long focused on studying tangible artifacts to build a picture of the cultures it examines. Equally important to understanding a culture, however, are the intangible elements that become part of its heritage. In 2003, UNESCO adopted a convention specifically to protect …
Intangible Heritage Embodied
Av D. Fairchild Ruggles, Helaine Silverman
Häftad, 2010
1133 kr
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Archaeological research has long focused on studying tangible artifacts to build a picture of the cultures it examines. Equally important to understanding a culture, however, are the intangible elements that become part of its heritage. In 2003, UNESCO adopted a convention specifically to protect …
On Location
Heritage Cities and Sites
Inbunden, 2011
1133 kr
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On Location: Heritage Cities and Sites merges the material and the social perspectives of preservation and historical interpretation in urban landscapes. The essays in this volume focus on the social life of historic cities and large-scale sites. They examine the ways that cities are dynamically …
On Location
Heritage Cities and Sites
E-bok, 2011
1470 kr
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On Location: Heritage Cities and Sites merges the material and the social perspectives of preservation and historical interpretation in urban landscapes. The essays in this volume focus on the social life of historic cities and large-scale sites. They examine the ways that cities are dynamically …
On Location
Heritage Cities and Sites
Häftad, 2014
1133 kr
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On Location: Heritage Cities and Sites merges the material and the social perspectives of preservation and historical interpretation in urban landscapes. The essays in this volume focus on the social life of historic cities and large-scale sites. They examine the ways that cities are dynamically …
