Islamicate environments : water, land, plants, and society / D. Fairchild Ruggles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Author/creator Ruggles, D. Fairchild author.
Format Book
PublicationCambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2025]
Descriptionpages cm.
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Portion of title Water, land, plants, and society
SeriesElements in the global Middle Ages, 2632-3419
Cambridge elements. Elements in the global Middle Ages. ^A1440198
Contents The formation of the Islamic environment -- Technology : water from below -- Technology : water from above -- Technology : the qanat -- Irrigation societies and agricultural expertise -- Conclusion : an environmental perspective on the Islamicate Mediterranean.
Abstract "Islam burst forth from Arabia in the seventh century and spread with astonishing speed and force into the Middle East, Asia and northern Africa and the Mediterranean. This Element focuses on the environmental conditions from which early Islamic societies sprang"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2024059732
ISBN9781009483414
ISBN9781009483407 (hardback)
ISBN1009483404
ISBN1009483412
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