Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Author's note; Introduction; 1 The urban history of Baghdad; The context of Baghdad; The urban history of Baghdad; Historical accounts of Ottoman cities; 2 Textual representation of architecture; Texts and historical understanding; Poetry and literature in Baghdad; The phenomenon of urban literature; The language of understanding; The method of interpretation; Thematic approach to the interpretation of literature; 3 The urban literature of Baghdad before the eighteenth century; Representing the round city
The second settlement of Baghdad: spatial themesThe second settlement of Baghdad: nostalgic themes; The second settlement of Baghdad: reflective themes; 4 Interpreting the texts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; The conditions of Baghdad and Baghdadi scholars; Shaykh Kazim al-'Uzari; Shaykh 'abd al-Rahman al-Suwaidi; Shaykh Salih al-Tamimi; The cityscape of Baghdad; The two sides of Baghdad; The representation of al-karkh; The Tigris River; The bridge of Baghdad; Public gardens; The urban settings of Baghdad; Learning centres; Markets; Coffee shops; Domes; The qualities of houses
