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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Simon O'Meara (Dartmouth College, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.470kg ISBN: 9780415386128ISBN 10: 0415386128 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 09 August 2007 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Premodern Fez 2. Cultural and Religious Dimensions of Walls 3. Legal Dimensions: The Book of Walls 4. The Juridic Basis of The Book of Walls 5. Shame and the Significance of Walls 6. Zef/Fez. Appendix: A Representative Sample of Cases and Case Titles from The Book of WallsReviews'A meticulously researched, illustrated, and annotated investigation of urban space in the Muslim world. It is eloquently written and its arguments are well developed and concisely stated. The up-to-date bibliography will prove an invaluable aid to any student of the historical development of the Islamic city as urban space or of the theory and practice of Islamic architecture. O'Meara's ability to select and situate the rich array of primary source material that one encounters throughout the text distinguishes him as an eminent researcher on the premodern Arab-Muslim city and its religious and cultural roots. The book is a superb and most welcome addition to the field and will for years to come enlighten those who walk the spaces of the medinas of the Arab-Muslim world.' - Kenneth Honerkamp, University of Georgia, Journal of Islamic Studies Advance Access (December 14, 2012). 'Recently awarded an honourable mention in the annual academic book prize awarded by The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES). The judges said of it: In this short but packed book Simon O'Meara brings, in the words of the reviewer, 'a new depth and sophistication' to the literature on the Islamic city. In an examination showing intimate on- the-spot knowledge he homes in on space rather than monuments to interpret pre-modern Fez not as a UNESCO World Heritage site but as a machine for living. He assembles an impressive body of legal data to explain the purpose of the many walls that subdivide Fez, with far- reaching implications for the study of other Islamic cities. '- BRISMES, 2008 'A meticulously researched study examining insiders' views of cities, O'Meara's Space and Muslim Urban Life will appeal to historians and sociologists concerned with urban codes, social space, and architectural history in the Islamic world.' - Collette Apelian, H-Net Reviews, 2008 'The experience of reading O'Meara's slim but dense monograph is, in a way, similar to this description of visiting Fez: challenging, at times suggestive rather than conclusive, but ultimately mind expanding, a well of sky and, in the humility it inspires, an arrival deferred' - ZAYDE ANTRIM, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 41, 2009 'Recently awarded an honourable mention in the annual academic book prize awarded by The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES). The judges said of it: In this short but packed book Simon O'Meara brings, in the words of the reviewer, 'a new depth and sophistication' to the literature on the Islamic city. In an examination showing intimate on- the-spot knowledge he homes in on space rather than monuments to interpret pre-modern Fez not as a UNESCO World Heritage site but as a machine for living. He assembles an impressive body of legal data to explain the purpose of the many walls that subdivide Fez, with far- reaching implications for the study of other Islamic cities. '- BRISMES, 2008 'A meticulously researched study examining insiders' views of cities, O'Meara's Space and Muslim Urban Life will appeal to historians and sociologists concerned with urban codes, social space, and architectural history in the Islamic world.' - Collette Apelian, H-Net Reviews, 2008 'The experience of reading O'Meara's slim but dense monograph is, in a way, similar to this description of visiting Fez: challenging, at times suggestive rather than conclusive, but ultimately mind expanding, a well of sky and, in the humility it inspires, an arrival deferred' - ZAYDE ANTRIM, International Journal of Middle East Studies, 41, 2009 Author InformationDartmouth College, USA Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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