Heritage regimes and the state Salazar, Noel B; Bendix, Regina F; Eggert, Aditya ...
American anthropologist,
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Book Review
The preliminary reports on the projects at the citadels of Damascus and Aleppo and castles of Shayzar (Tonghini and Montevecchi) and Ajln (Yovitchitch) illustrate well the potential of this ...integrated methodology for the identication of complex sequences of construction, demolition, and rebuilding. The lack of a more extensive introductory chapter seems like a Reviews of Books 57 missed opportunity particularly given the editors expertise in Crusader military architecture and early Islamic history, and his involvement in archaeological projects in many regions of the Islamic world. Several authors deal with the role of external inuences upon the Islamic military architecture of Bilad al-Sham, and it would have been fascinating to read Kennedys comments on the possible impact of Sasanian architecture on the early Islamic qus.r or the comparisons between the urban citadels of Syria and those located in Iran and Central Asia. Many of the preliminary archaeological reports will be superseded in future years by nal publications, but it seems likely that the thematic studies highlighted above will continue to stimulate debate among scholars engaged in the study of Islamic military history and architecture.
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