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The bazaar : markets and merchants of the Islamic world / Walter M. Weiss ; photographs by Kurt-Michael Westermann ; plans by E.T. Balic.
Lippincott Library HF5475.I74 W4513 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weiss, Walter M., 1961-
- Standardized Title:
- Basar. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Bazaars (Markets).
- Cities and towns.
- Merchants.
- Manners and customs.
- Commerce.
- Islamic countries--Commerce.
- Islamic countries.
- Islamic countries--Social life and customs.
- Merchants--Islamic countries.
- Cities and towns--Islamic countries.
- Physical Description:
- 255 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 33 cm
- Other Title:
- Markets and merchants of the Islamic world
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Thames and Hudson, 1998.
- Summary:
- Readers are invited down the legendary Silk Road, through the classic bazaars of the Orient, such as Marrakesh, Damascus, Istanbul, Samarkand--the religious and commercial centers that long have been the Muslim community's source of strength. With detailed maps and plans, this book is an invaluable source of information for both armchair travelers and anyone planning a trip in the Islamic world. 361 illustrations. 345 in color.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Der basar.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 253) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0500018391 :
- OCLC:
- 41959855
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