Urban Autonomy in Medieval Islam: Damascus, Aleppo, Cordoba, Toledo, Valencia and Tunis

by Fukuzo Amabe

In Urban Autonomy in Medieval Islam Fukuzo Amabe offers the first in-depth study on autonomous cities in medieval Islam stretching from Aleppo and Damascus to Cordoba, Toledo and Valencia through Tunis during the late tenth to early twelfth centuries. Each city is treated separately to cull facts to prove its autonomy at least for a certain period. The Middle East was the first region to develop cities and then empires in ancient times. Furthermore,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004310266
• ISBN13: 9789004310261
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"