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The Medieval Nile
John P. Cooper
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Description for The Medieval Nile
Hardcover. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 880.
This ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt draws on a broad range of sources: medieval Arabic geographies; traveler accounts; archaeology; and meteorological, hydrological, and geological studies. John Cooper first charts the changing geography of the Nile waterways, particularly in the Delta, from the eve of Islam to the early modern period, and logs the "rise and fall" of these waterways for natural and/or anthropogenic reasons. He then presents a new perspective on the Nile, drawing on traveler accounts and environmental data to portray the river as a uniquely challenging and sometimes dangerous navigational environment ... Read more
This ground-breaking view of the navigational landscape of the Nile in medieval Egypt draws on a broad range of sources: medieval Arabic geographies; traveler accounts; archaeology; and meteorological, hydrological, and geological studies. John Cooper first charts the changing geography of the Nile waterways, particularly in the Delta, from the eve of Islam to the early modern period, and logs the "rise and fall" of these waterways for natural and/or anthropogenic reasons. He then presents a new perspective on the Nile, drawing on traveler accounts and environmental data to portray the river as a uniquely challenging and sometimes dangerous navigational environment ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166143
SKU
V9789774166143
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99-15
About John P. Cooper
John P. Cooper is an Arabist and maritime archaeologist specializing in the maritime landscapes of the medieval Islamic world. He is currently a lecturer at the Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies of the University of Exeter.
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