Historic Cities of the Islamic World

Assembled as a clear, one-stop supplement to the authoritative but more unwieldy Encyclopedia of Islam, 2d ed., where the articles first appeared in shorter form, this volume presents concise histories and descriptions of major cities of Islam. Cities in the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, Spain, India, and Southeast Asia are included. The entry for each city is divided into two sections: the city's history and its monuments, concluding with a list of bibliography. Many of the entries are authored or co-authored by Bosworth (emeritus, Arabic studies, Manchester U., the UK). Concluding the volume are a series of b&w plates containing historic views of monuments, often with details of their architecture, and ground plans, arranged alphabetically by city. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

C. Edmund Bosworth , Fellow of the British Academy and Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Emeritus Professor of Arabic Studies at Manchester University. His most recent book is An Intrepid Scot. William Lithgow of Lanark's Travels in the Ottoman Lands, North Africa and Central Europe, 1609-21 (2006).