The Oxford handbook of Islamic archaeology
Born from the fields of Islamic art and architectural history, the archaeological study of the Islamic societies is a relatively young discipline. With its roots in the colonial periods of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, its rapid development since the 1980s warrants a reevaluation of where...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2020, 2020
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Series: | Oxford handbooks online / Oxford handbooks online
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Collection: | Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Born from the fields of Islamic art and architectural history, the archaeological study of the Islamic societies is a relatively young discipline. With its roots in the colonial periods of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, its rapid development since the 1980s warrants a reevaluation of where the field stands today. This handbook represents a survey of Islamic archaeology on a global scale, describing its disciplinary development and offering candid critiques of the state of the field today in the Central Islamic Lands, the Islamic West, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia |
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Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021 |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (776 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780197507889 |