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Iranian cities : formation and development / Masoud Kheirabadi.
Fine Arts Library HT147.I6 K48 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kheirabadi, Masoud, 1951-
- Series:
- Contemporary issues in the Middle East
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Iran.
- Cities and towns.
- Islamic cities and towns--Iran.
- Islamic cities and towns.
- Spatial behavior--Iran.
- Spatial behavior.
- Sociology, Urban--Iran.
- Sociology, Urban.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 132 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First Syracuse University Press edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- The author explores the rationale behind the physical structure and spatial patterns of traditional Iranian cities.
- Contents:
- 2. The Physical Environment and the City 9
- 3. Trade, Historical Events, and the City 40
- 4. Religion, Sociopolitical Structures, and the City 62
- A. Qanats and Settlements in Iran 91
- B. Structural Elements of the Bazar 95
- C. Structural Elements of the Mosque 104.
- Notes:
- Originally published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1991.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-128) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815628609
- OCLC:
- 43798598
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