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020			_a9781643133065 _qhardcover _cRM307.39 (PTSL)
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100	1		_aMarozzi, Justin, _d1970- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIslamic empires : _bthe cities that shaped civilization : from Mecca to Dubai / _cJustin Marozzi.
246	3	0	_aCities that shaped civilization : _bfrom Mecca to Dubai.
250			_aFirst Pegasus books hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bPegasus Books, _c2020.
264		4	_c©2020
300			_axxiii, 440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (chiefly color), maps ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 404-420) and index.
520			_aA history of the rich and diverse civilizations over fifteen centuries of Islam seen through its greatest cities.
526			_aBuku bacaan asas siswazah Fakulti Pengajian Islam.
505	0		_aList of illustrations -- List of maps -- A note on spelling -- Preface -- 1. 7th century: Mecca -- mother of all cities -- 2. 8th century: Damascus -- the perfumed paradise -- 3. 9th century: Baghdad -- city of peace, city of blood -- 4. 10th century: Cordoba -- ornament of the world -- 5. 11th century: Jerusalem -- the contested city -- 6. 12th century: Cairo -- the city victorious -- 7. 13th century: Fez -- the Athens of Africa -- 8. 14th century: Samarkand -- garden of the soul -- 9. 15th century: Constantinople -- city of the world's desire -- 10. 16th century: Kabul -- a garden in the mountains -- 11. 17th century: Isfahan -- half the world -- 12. 18th century: Tripoli -- pirates' lair -- 13. 19th century: Beirut -- playground of the Levant -- 14. 20th century: Dubai -- build it and they will come -- 15. 21st century: Doha -- city of pearls -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
650		0	_aIslamic civilization.
650		0	_aCities and towns _zIslamic Empire _xHistory.
651		0	_aIslamic Empire _xHistory.
650		0	_aIslam _xHistory.
650		6	_aVilles _zEmpire islamique _xHistoire.
650		6	_aIslam _xHistoire.
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990			_aaz
991			_aFakulti Pengajian Islam
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