{"product_id":"2026100009526-secondhand-mamluk-history-through-architecture-monuments-culture-and-politics-in-medieval-egypt-and-syria","title":"Mamluk History Through Architecture: Monuments, Culture And Politics In Medieval Egypt And Syria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of faith, power, and stone, Mamluk History Through Architecture presents a groundbreaking examination of one of the medieval world's most visually commanding civilisations — the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria. Nasser Rabbat argues that the magnificent mosques, mausoleums, madrasas, and civic monuments commissioned by Mamluk sultans and amirs were not mere expressions of piety, but calculated instruments of political legitimacy, cultural identity, and dynastic ambition. Through meticulous analysis of these enduring structures, Rabbat reconstructs the social and ideological landscape of a warrior elite who ruled the Arab world from the mid-thirteenth to the early sixteenth century, shaping a visual culture of extraordinary sophistication.\n\nRabbat writes with the authority of a scholar who commands both the architectural canon and the historiographical traditions of the Islamic medieval world, weaving together art history, political theory, and cultural analysis into a seamless and authoritative whole. His prose is precise yet evocative, illuminating how stone, ornament, and urban space became a language of power in Cairo and Damascus. Mamluk History Through Architecture is an indispensable work for students of Islamic art and medieval history alike — one that leaves the reader wondering just how much of history has been written not in manuscripts, but in marble.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203108741339,"sku":"2026100009526-SECONDHAND","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/76a11df0-d43d-4409-8d0b-f40dd4ee458f.png?v=1788143900","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009526-secondhand-mamluk-history-through-architecture-monuments-culture-and-politics-in-medieval-egypt-and-syria","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}