Kabul : a history 1773-1948
- Author/Creator:
- Schinasi, May
- Publication/Creation:
- Leiden : Boston : Brill, [2016]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- Kabul : a history 1773-1948 / by May Schinasi
- Uniform Title:
- Kaboul 1773-1948.
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- McChesney, R. D., 1944-
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Kabul (Afghanistan)--History
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Garden City of Babur and the Great Mughals -- 2 The Vicissitudes of the New Afghan Capital: 1773–1879 -- 3 Amir ʿAbd or-Rahmân Khân: Master Builder, 1880–1901 -- 4 The Serâjiya Capital, 1901–1919 -- 5 Amâniya Kabul: The Dream of Modernization -- 6 The Emergence of Modern Urban Planning, 1930–1948 -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Annex 1: Genealogical Tables -- Annex 2: The Population of Kabul -- Annex 3: The Mayors of Kabul -- Annex 4: The Principal Buildings of Kabul: A Chronology -- Annex 5: Panoramic Views of Kabul -- Annex 6: Commemorative Plaques and Funerary Inscriptions -- Annex 7: Royal Tombs -- Bibliography -- Index.
- 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.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustration, photographs
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937399754402486
- ISBN:
- 90-04-32532-8
- Other Identifiers:
- DOI: 10.1163/9789004325326
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