
Aleppo
A History
Ross Burns(Author)
Ric Jerrom(Speaker)
Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
Audio
CD-Audio
978-0-367-52527-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the Arab Middle Ages, Aleppo was a strongpoint of the Islamic resistance to the Crusader presence. Its medieval Citadel is one of the most dramatic examples of a fortified enclosure in the Islamic tradition. In Mamluk and Ottoman times, the city took on a thriving commercial role and provided a base for the first European commercial factories and consulates in the Levant. Its commercial life funded a remarkable building tradition with some hundreds of the 600 or so officially-declared monuments dating from these eras, and its diverse ethnic mixture, with significant Kurdish, Turkish, Christian and
In this volume, Ross Burns explores the rich history of this important city, from its earliest history through to the modern era, providing a thorough treatment of this fascinating city history, accessible both to scholarly readers as well as to the general public interested in a factual and comprehensive survey of the city's past.
In this volume, Ross Burns explores the rich history of this important city, from its earliest history through to the modern era, providing a thorough treatment of this fascinating city history, accessible both to scholarly readers as well as to the general public interested in a factual and comprehensive survey of the city's past.
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Product notice
Audio CD
Duration
Dauer: 488 min
ISBN-13
978-0-367-52527-9 (9780367525279)
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