Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad
Author:   Walter D. Ward
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138185708


Pages:   242
Publication Date:   22 July 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Walter D. Ward
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.548kg
ISBN:  

9781138185708


ISBN 10:   1138185701
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   22 July 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of figures; Preface and acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 2: Urban Planning and Structures in the Near East; 3: The Tetrapolis (Antioch and Apamea); 4: The Decapolis: Gerasa and Scythopolis; 5: Judea and Palestine (Jerusalem and Caesarea); 6: The Desert Fringe: Petra and Palmyra; 7: Conclusion; Glossary; Index

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The book, rich in illustrations and imparting good histories over a vast period, is a useful resource for non-specialists or students initiating research. Various aspects benefit specialists too. -Nathanael Andrade, sehepunkte


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Walter D. Ward received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, in 2008 with a concentration on Roman and late antique history. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He is the author of Mirage of the Saracen: Christians and Nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in Late Antiquity (2014) and editor of two books, The Socio-economic History and Material Culture of the Roman and Byzantine Near East: Essays in Honor of S. Thomas Parker (2017) and Sources of World Societies (with D. Gainty, 2009 and 2011).

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