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Arabic-Islamic cities: building and planning principles

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780968318423
Author	Hakim, Besim S.
Title	Arabic-Islamic cities : building and planning principles / [by] Besim Selim Hakim
Edition	[3rd ed.]
Publisher	[London] : [Kegan Paul International], 2008
Physical desc.	197, [21] p. ; ill., maps, plans ; 26 cm.
Note	"This is the 2008 edition with a postscript dated June 2008 and the addition of a 20-page article by the author published in 1994 that is highly relevant to the contents of the book" -- t.p. verso.
Note	First published: London: Kegan Paul International, 1986; second edition: 1988
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-188) and index
Contents	Includes author's article, The 'Urf' and its role in diversifying the architecture of traditional Islamic cities, published in the Journal of architectural and planning research (Vol. 11, No. 2, Summer, 1994, p. 108-127).
Subject	Islamic cities and towns -- Arab countries -- History
	City planning -- Arab countries -- History
	City planning -- Religious aspects -- Arab countries
	Architecture, Islamic -- Arab countries -- History

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