This book is a collection of papers from the 15th Giorgio Levi Della Vida Conference which explore the meaning of Islamic art in liminal contexts. The volume opens with an extended essay on various mo
Irene Bierman explores the complex relationship between alphabet and language as well as the ways the two elements are socially defined by time and place. She focuses her exploration on the Eastern Me
A new look at the history of the Egyptian capital and its representation at the turn of the 20th century is provided by scholars in urban history, architectural history, social history, cultural geogr
