Islamicate environments : water, land, plants, and society / D. Fairchild Ruggles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
| Author/creator | Ruggles, D. Fairchild author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2025] |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Water, land, plants, and society |
| Series | Elements 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024059732 |
| ISBN | 9781009483414 |
| ISBN | 9781009483407 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1009483404 |
| ISBN | 1009483412 |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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