Diana Darke

Broschiertes Buch

Stealing from the Saracens

How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe

Beschreibung

Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But this legacy lives on in some of Europe's most recognizable buildings, from Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament. >Recovering this long yet overlooked history of architectural "borrowing," Stealing from the Saracens is a rich tale of cultural exchange, shedding new light on Europe's greatest landmarks.

Autor

Diana Darke is an Arabist and cultural expert who has lived and worked in the Middle East for over thirty years. She is the author of The Merchant of Syria: A History of Survival and My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Crisis. She tweets as @dianadark

Produktdetails

• Verlag: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 154mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 826g
• ISBN-13: 9781911723479
• ISBN-10: 1911723472
• Artikelnr.: 70540328