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Quṣayr ʻAmra: art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria
Garth Fowden
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Frontmatter
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Maps and Illustrations (page xi)
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Abbreviations (page xv)
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Preface (page xxi)
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1. MUSIL'S FAIRY-TALE CASTLE (page 1)
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2. LUXURIES OF THE BATH (page 31)
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3. THE HUNT (page 85)
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4. "O GOD, BLESS THE AMÍR" (page 115)
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5. THE PRINCELY PATRON (page 142)
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6. MAINTAINING THE DYNASTY (page 175)
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7. THE SIX KINGS (page 197)
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8. A CAPTIVE SASANIAN PRINCESS (page 227)
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9. QUSAYR 'AMRA CONTEXTUALIZED (page 248)
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10. UMAYYAD SELF-REPRESENTATION (page 291)
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Epilogue (page 325)
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Appendix: The Value of Arabic Literary Sources (page 327)
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Bibliography (page 335)
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Index (page 375)
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Published: 2004
Publisher: University of California Press
- 9780520929609 (ebook)
- 9780520236653 (hardcover)