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Ebb and Flow of the Ghūrid Empire
«'This book is very well researched and draws on a wide range of sources, both written and archaeological, and does a great deal to place Ghurid studies into the historiographic continuum.' -- Richard McClary -- Plekos»
The iconic minaret of Jām stands in a remote mountain valley in central Afghanistan, the finest surviving monument of the enigmatic 12th-century Ghūrid dynasty. The rediscovery of the minaret half a century ago prompted renewed interest in the Ghūrids, and this has intensified since their summer capital at Jām became Afghanistans first World Heritage site in 2002. Les mer
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The iconic minaret of Jām stands in a remote mountain valley in central Afghanistan, the finest surviving monument of the enigmatic 12th-century Ghūrid dynasty. The rediscovery of the minaret half a century ago prompted renewed interest in the Ghūrids, and this has intensified since their summer capital at Jām became Afghanistans first World Heritage site in 2002.Two seasons of archaeological fieldwork at Jām, the detailed analysis of satellite images and the innovative use of Google Earth have resulted in a wealth of new information about known Ghūrid sites, and the identification of hundreds of previously undocumented archaeological sites across Afghanistan.Drawing inspiration from the Annales school and the concept of an archipelagic landscape, David Thomas has used this data to reassess the Ghūrids and generate a more nuanced understanding of this significant Early Islamic polity.Some supplementary appendices for this title can be found at https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/17842
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Sydney University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781743325414
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 25 x 18 cm
Anmeldelser
«'This book is very well researched and draws on a wide range of sources, both written and archaeological, and does a great deal to place Ghurid studies into the historiographic continuum.' -- Richard McClary -- Plekos»
«'... this work of synthesis is quite significant, constructing an interdisciplinary image of Ghūrid urbanism at Jam as well as the broader material footprint of Ghūrid territorial politics through multiple Afghan landscapes.' -- Kathryn Franklin -- Antiquity»
«'Thomas's book is interesting not only for its subject matter - it is arguably the first detailed analysis of archaeological work carried out in the Ghurid heartland of central Afghanistan - but also for its process that integrates the traditional with the technological. Satellite archaeology has facilitated the desktop studies of specific sites and entire regions through free, high-resolution, geo-referenced images.' -- Asma Ibrahim -- Dawn»