{"product_id":"mamluk-history-through-architecture-nasser-o-rabbat-9781845119645","title":"Mamluk History through Architecture: Monuments, Culture and Politics in Medieval Egypt and Syria","description":"The most enduring testament to the Mamluk Sultanate is its architecture. Not only do Mamluk buildings embody one of the most outstanding medieval architectural traditions, Mamluk architecture is actually a key to the social history of the period. Analysing Mamluk constructions as a form of communication and documentation as well as a cultural index, \"Mamluk History Through Architecture\" shows how the buildings mirror the complex - and historically unique - military, political, social and financial structures of Mamluk society. With this original and authoritative study, Nasser Rabbat offers an innovative approach to the history of the Mamluks - through readings of the spectacular architecture of the period. Drawing on examples from throughout both Egypt and Syria, from the Citadel and Al-Azhar Mosque of Cairo to the Mausoleum of al-Zahir Baybars in Damascus, Rabbat demonstrates how Mamluk architecture served to reinforce visually the spirit of the counter-Crusade, when the Muslim world rebounded from the setbacks of the First Crusade. Both holistically and in case studies, Rabbat demonstrates how history is inscribed into and reflected by a culture's artefacts.\u003cbr\u003eThis is a groundbreaking work in the study of architecture and social history in the Middle East and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nasser Rabbat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845119649\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845119645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Nasser Rabbat","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130642297087,"sku":"9781845119645","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5180f9e-b3c0-41db-96a9-b8bd7d4b864a.jpg?v=1687470501","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mamluk-history-through-architecture-nasser-o-rabbat-9781845119645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}