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Kabul : a history 1773-1948 / by May Schinasi ; translated by R.D. McChesney.
Van Pelt Library DS375.K2 S3513 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schinasi, May, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Kaboul 1773-1948. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Kabul (Afghanistan)--History.
- Kabul (Afghanistan).
- Afghanistan--Kabul.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 240 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Boston : Brill, [2017]
- Summary:
- Through years of neglect, deliberate modernization, and the effect of decades of war, Kabul's architectural history has virtually disappeared. By meticulous use of all available records including written works, photographs, films, and oral reminiscences, 'Kabul: A History 1773-1948' provides a remarkably complete and unsurpassed account of the city's history as seen through its built environment, from the pleasure gardens of the 16th and 17th century Mughals to the efforts of the Saduza'i and Muhammadza'i rulers of the 18th-20th centuries to turn this one-time resort town into a thriving capital city at the center of a country of enormous diversity. Thoroughly documented and well-illustrated, the book reveals the rich cultural legacy of a city of global importance.
- Contents:
- 1 The Garden City of Babur and the Great Mughals 16
- 2 The Vicissitudes of the New Afghan Capital: 1773-1879 23
- The Citadel (bâlâ hesâr) 27
- Chendâwol 28
- The City 29
- The Garden Belt 45
- Shêrpur 52
- 3 Amir 'Abd or-Rahmân Khân: Master Builder, 1880-1901 56
- The Palace-Citadel (arg) 60
- A Collection of New Palaces 67
- Creation of a New City 79
- The Birth of an Industrial Base: The Workshops 82
- An Islam of Prestige 84
- European Medicine 87
- 4 The Serâjiya Capital, 1901-1919 89
- The Remodeled Arg's New Style 90
- Reconfigured Palaces 98
- Places for Relaxation, Holidays, and Parades 102
- Two Contrasting Cities 108
- The Residences of Deh Afghânân 111
- Public Utilities and Conveniences 114
- 5 Amâniya Kabul: The Dream of Modernization 120
- The New Assignments of Royal Properties 124
- The Royal Palace Opens Its Doors 127
- A Municipality Conceived on Paper 129
- The River Banks and the New Center-City 132
- The Growth of Schools 135
- Commerce, Industry, and Communications 138
- Commemorative Monuments 140
- Dâr ol-amân 142
- 6 The Emergence of Modern Urban Planning, 1930-1948 152
- From Habibollâh Kalakâni's Advent until Mohammad Nâder Khân's Arrival 153
- A Municipality in Action 158
- Governmental Structures and Public Administration 161
- The Urban Infrastructure 163
- Two Juxtaposed Cities 167
- Institutional Reorganization 174
- The Commemoration of Kabul's Past 185
- Itineraries 187
- Modern Kabul Destroys the Past 191.
- Notes:
- Translated from the French.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Schinasi, May, author. Kabul
- ISBN:
- 9789004323636
- 9004323635
- OCLC:
- 967260943
- Publisher Number:
- 99970020384
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