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Diu - (Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East) by Natalie Honoria Shokoohy & Mehrdad Shokoohy (Hardcover)
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- The ex-Portuguese Island of Diu - a once strategic maritime gateway to the bay of Cambay, Gujarat, India - features in the corpus of Portuguese history and literature, but a comprehensive study of the island was lacking.
- Author(s): Natalie Honoria Shokoohy & Mehrdad Shokoohy
- 424 Pages
- History, Middle East
- Series Name: Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East
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The first comprehensively illustrated study of the historic island of Diu (India) exceptional among ex-Portuguese colonial urban environments in remaining intact. An appendix of epigraphs ties in the historical narrative, and the personalities involved until the end of Portuguese rule.Book Synopsis
The ex-Portuguese Island of Diu - a once strategic maritime gateway to the bay of Cambay, Gujarat, India - features in the corpus of Portuguese history and literature, but a comprehensive study of the island was lacking. Mehrdad and Natalie Shokoohy, known for surveying little-known historic sites in India, present the study of the built environment of Diu in conjunction with the contemporaneous Indian histories in Arabic and Persian, resulting in a fresh view of Indian Ocean commerce and conquest. Extensive surveys of the Fort, the Town and the Island, include the epigraphy, fortifications, urban fabric, mosques, shrines, churches, monasteries, water infrastructure and the Zoroastrian Fire Temple and Towers of Silence. Fragmentary Hindu and Jain archaeological remains are also noted.Dimensions (Overall): 10.63 Inches (H) x 7.87 Inches (W) x .94 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 424
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Middle East
Series Title: Handbook of Oriental Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East
Publisher: Brill
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Natalie Honoria Shokoohy & Mehrdad Shokoohy
Language: English
Street Date: November 12, 2024
TCIN: 1007042858
UPC: 9789004705906
Item Number (DPCI): 247-35-0778
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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