Mehrdad Shokoohy

Muslim Architecture of South India (eBook, ePUB)

The Sultanate of Ma'bar and the Traditions of Maritime Settlers on the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book reinterprets the Muslim architecture and urban planning of South India, looking beyond the Deccan to the regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala - the historic coasts of Coromandel and Malabar.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136499845
• Artikelnr.: 39704010

Autorenporträt

Mehrdad Shokoohy is an architect and specialist in the conservations of urban environments. He is Chair of Architecture and Urban Studies at the University of Greenwich, and has a particular interest in the architecture and planning of the Middle East, South and Central Asia. His expertise extends to the fields of literature, history, archaeology, epigraphy and numismatics of these regions. For his contributions to South Asian studies he has been awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science by Heriot-Watt University and the Edinburgh College of Art.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: The Coromandel Coast (Tamil Nadu)Madura and the Sultanate of Ma'barKayalpatnam, The Renowned Muslim Port of Qã'ilAn Overview of the Islamic Architecture of Ma'barPart II: Malabar (Kerala and Goa) MalabarCalicutCochinMuslim Malabar: A Crossroads with South-East Asia and Beyond Ponda, Goa

Rezensionen

'This book makes a valuable pioneering contribution in the area of south Indian Muslim history.' - The Muslim World Book Review

'There can be little doubt that [this book] will remain the basic reference text on the subject for quite some time to come, and rightly so.' - South Asian Studies

'This book makes a valuable pioneering contribution in the area of south Indian Muslim history.' - The Muslim World Book Review

'There can be little doubt that [this book] will remain the basic reference text on the subject for quite some time to come, and rightly so.' - South Asian Studies