{"product_id":"9780271096766-marrakesh-and-the-mountains","title":"Marrakesh and the Mountains","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandscape, Urban Planning, and Identity in the Medieval Maghrib\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the Almoravid (1040–1147) and Almohad (1121–1269) dynasties, medieval Marrakesh evolved from an informal military encampment into a thriving metropolis that attempted to translate a local and distinctly rural past into a broad, imperial architectural vernacular. In \u003ci\u003eMarrakesh and the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, Abbey Stockstill convincingly demonstrates that the city’s surrounding landscape provided the principal mode of negotiation between these identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contours of medieval Marrakesh were shaped in the twelfth-century transition between the two empires of Berber origin. These dynasties constructed their imperial authority through markedly different approaches to urban space, reflecting their respective concerns in communicating complex identities that fluctuated between paradigmatically Islamic and distinctly local. Using interdisciplinary methodologies to reconstruct this urban environment, Stockstill broadens the analysis of Marrakesh’s medieval architecture to explore the interrelated interactions among the city’s monuments and its highly resonant landscape. \u003ci\u003eMarrakesh and the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e integrates Marrakesh into the context of urbanism in the wider Islamic world and grants the Almoravid and Almohad dynasties agency over the creation and instantiation of their imperial capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLushly illustrated and erudite, \u003ci\u003eMarrakesh and the Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital history of this storied Moroccan city. This is a must-have book for scholars specializing in the Almoravid and Almohad eras and a vital volume for students of medieval urbanism, Islamic architecture, and Mediterranean and African studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41690118848609,"sku":"9780271096766","price":94.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28646521.jpg?v=1722770862","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780271096766-marrakesh-and-the-mountains","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}