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  • The City of Balkh

    The History, Archaeology, and Culture of a Great Islamicate Capital in Afghanistan 7th to 13th century CE

    Edited by Arezou Azad, Edmund Herzig, Professor Robert G. Hoyland, Philippe Marquis, Paul Wordsworth ...
    In the early Islamic age, the city of Balkh was one of the largest and most influential cities in the world. Situated on the northern plains of modern Afghanistan, Balkh flourished from the 7th to the 13th centuries, home to a wide variety of scholars, artists and religious leaders.This book presents the first comprehensive analysis of the history and archaeology of early Islamic Balkh. ... Read more

    $120.99 CAD

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  • The Silk Road: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by James A. Millward ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The phrase "silk road" evokes vivid scenes of merchants leading camel caravans across vast stretches to trade exotic goods in glittering Oriental bazaars, of pilgrims braving bandits and frozen mountain passes to spread their faith across Asia. Looking at the reality behind these images, this Very Short Introduction illuminates the historical background against which the silk road flourished, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Lost Enlightenment

    Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane

    by S. Frederick Starr ...
    The forgotten story of Central Asia's enlightenment—its rise, fall, and enduring legacyIn this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds—remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world. Because nearly ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • Ancient Egypt

    An Introduction

    by Salima Ikram ...
    This book provides an introduction to one of the greatest civilizations of all time – ancient Egypt. Beginning with a geographical overview that explains the development of Egyptian belief systems as well as its subsequent political development, it examines methodology, the history of the discipline of Egyptology, religion, social organization, urban and rural life, and death. It also includes a ... Read more

    $53.99 CAD

  • God's Wife, God's Servant

    The God's Wife of Amun (ca.740–525 BC)

    by Mariam F. Ayad ...
    Mariam F. Ayad explores how five women were elevated to a position of supreme religious authority. Drawing on a variety of textual, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, and containing fifty-one black and white and colour illustrations, the volume discusses this often neglected subject, placing the women within the broader context of the politically volatile, turbulent seventh and eighth ... Read more

    $101.99 CAD

  • Persian Art

    Splendors of Iran’s artistic and cultural heritage

    by Vladimir Lukonin, Anatoly Ivanov ...
    Housed in the Hermitage Museum along with other institutes, libraries, and museums in Russia and the republics of the former Soviet Union are some of the most magnificent treasures of Persian Art. For the most part, many of these works have been lost, but have been catalogued and published here for the first time with an unsurpassed selection of colour plates. In a comprehensive introduction, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ottoman Dress and Design in the West

    A Visual History of Cultural Exchange

    by Charlotte Jirousek, Sara Catterall ...
    "This amply illustrated, attractive book is valuable for dress history scholars . . . [an] ideal textbook for courses on clothing and cultural history." — The Journal of Dress HistoryOttoman Dress and Design in the West is a richly illustrated exploration of the relationship between West and Near East through the visual culture of dress. Charlotte Jirousek examines the history of dress and fashion ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Archaeology of Elam

    Formation and Transformation of an Ancient Iranian State

    by D. T. Potts ...
    Series series Cambridge World Archaeology
    Elam was an important state in southwestern Iran from the third millennium BC to the appearance of the Persian Empire and beyond. Less well-known than its neighbors in Mesopotamia, Anatolia, the Levant or Egypt, it was nonetheless a region of extraordinary cultural vitality. This book examines the formation and transformation of Elam's many identities through both archaeological and written ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate

    AD 500-1000

    by Timothy Power ...
    This book examines the historic process traditionally referred to as the fall of Rome and rise of Islam from the perspective of the Red Sea, a strategic waterway linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and a distinct region incorporating Africa with Arabia. The transition from Byzantium to the Caliphate is contextualized in the contestation of regional hegemony between Aksumite Ethiopia, ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cotton, Climate, and Camels in Early Islamic Iran

    A Moment in World History

    by Richard Bulliet ...
    A boom in the production and export of cotton made Iran the richest region of the Islamic caliphate in the ninth and tenth centuries. Yet in the eleventh century, Iran's impressive agricultural economy entered a steep decline, bringing the country's primacy to an end.Richard W. Bulliet advances several provocative theses to explain these hitherto unrecognized historical events. According to ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Persian Calligraphy

    A Beginners Guide To Performing The Beautiful Art of Persian Calligraphy

    by Felicity Sasso ...
    A Beginners Guide To Performing The Beautiful Art of Persian CalligraphyI'm Felicity Sasso and I've written the ultimate guide to getting you started with the wonderful art of Persian calligraphy.Whether You Want To Turn This Into A Side Hustle Or Just Have Some Fun I've Got You CoveredHere's a preview of what you can expect to find within the pages of my Persian calligraphy book...An Introduction ... Read more

    $4.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Civilized Place

    Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny

    by Ronald A. Messier, James A. Miller ...
    "[This] book reflects an effective integration of archaeological data with an urban history and can be model for the study of any pre-modern Muslim city." —Jere Bacharach, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Washington, and author of Islamic History through Coins: An Analysis and Catalogue of Tenth-Century Ikhshidid CoinsSet along the Sahara's edge, Sijilmasa was an African El Dorado, a ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus