Early Islamic Syria (Debates in Archaeology) - Softcover

Walmsley, Alan

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9780715635704: Early Islamic Syria (Debates in Archaeology)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0715635700 ISBN 13: 9780715635704
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press, 2007

Synopsis

After more than a century of neglect, a profound revolution is occurring in the way archaeology addresses and interprets developments in the social history of early Islamic Syria-Palestine. This concise book offers an innovative assessment of social and economic developments in Syria-Palestine shortly before, and in the two centuries after, the Islamic expansion (the later sixth to the early ninth century AD), drawing on a wide range of new evidence from recent archaeological work. Alan Walmsley challenges conventional explanations for social change with the arrival of Islam, arguing for considerable cultural and economic continuity rather than devastation and unrelenting decline. Much new, and increasingly non-elite, architectural evidence and an ever-growing corpus of material culture indicate that Syria-Palestine entered a new age of social richness in the early Islamic period, even if the gains were chronologically and regionally uneven.

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About the Author

Alan Walmsley is Associate Professor, Carsten Niebuhr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He has worked in the Middle East for over 25 years, directing four major field projects.

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Publisher
Bristol Classical Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0715635700
ISBN 13 
9780715635704
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176
Rating
  • 4.25 out of 5 stars
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