The Bazaar in the Islamic City
Design, Culture, and History
ISBN13: 9789774165290ISBN10: 9774165292
Hardback,
320 pages
May 2012,
Not Yet Published
Price:
$39.95 (01)A Publication of The American University in Cairo Press
Description
The Middle Eastern bazaar is much more than a context for commerce: the studies in this book illustrate that markets, regardless of their location, scale, and permanency, have also played important cultural roles within their societies, reflecting historical evolution, industrial development, social and political conditions, urban morphology, and architectural functions. This interdisciplinary volume explores the dynamics of the bazaar with a number of case studies from Cairo, Damascus, Aleppo, Nablus, Bursa, Istanbul, Sana'a, Kabul, Tehran, and Yazd. Although they share some contextual and functional characteristics, each bazaar has its own unique and fascinating history, traditions, cultural practices, and structure. One of the most intriguing aspects revealed in this volume is the thread of continuity from past to present exhibited by the bazaar as a forum where a society meets and intermingles in the practice of goods exchange-a social and cultural ritual that is as old as human history.Features
- The bazaar lies at the center of life and commerce in all great and small Islamic cities.
- This fascinating look inside the world of the souk gives readers a learned insight into this unique trading system, and thereby an understanding of the greater topic of the Islamic city and how it functions.
Product Details
320 pages; 65 color illus.; 30 line drawings; 7 1/2 x 9 1/2; ISBN13: 978-977-416-529-0ISBN10: 977-416-529-2About the Author(s)
Mohammad Gharipour teaches at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Morgan State University. He has published widely on the history of Islamic architecture and urban design, and is the director and founding editor of the International Journal of Islamic Architecture.
