Crossing Gates, Walls and Gardens: The Evolution of Tehran
In their 2017 book, Tehran: Life Within Walls, Hamed Khosravi, Amir Djalali and Francesco Marullo study Iran’s capital by examining how its contemporary forms and ancient territory are innately political creations. They explore the history of Tehran from before the presence of settlements to the ev...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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EchoGéo
2024
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | In their 2017 book, Tehran: Life Within Walls, Hamed Khosravi, Amir Djalali and Francesco Marullo study Iran’s capital by examining how its contemporary forms and ancient territory are innately political creations. They explore the history of Tehran from before the presence of settlements to the eve of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The authors begin by describing how the city came to exist in a desert, highlighting how nomadic knowledge helped create Tehran. The book then examines the esta... |
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