| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Preface to the French Edition; Preface to the English Edition; Acknowledgements; Transliteration; Abbreviations; List of Plates; List of Figures; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Garden City of Babur and the Great Mughals; Chapter 2 The Vicissitudes of the New Afghan Capital: 1773-1879; The Citadel (bâlâ hesâr); Chendâwol; The City; The Garden Belt; Shêrpur; Chapter 3 Amir ʿAbd or-Rahmân Khân: Master Builder, 1880-1901; The Palace-Citadel (arg); A Collection of New Palaces; Creation of a New City; The Birth of an Industrial Base: The Workshops; An Islam of Prestige; European Medicine |
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Chapter 4 The Serâjiya Capital, 1901-1919The Remodeled Arg's New Style; Reconfigured Palaces; Places for Relaxation, Holidays, and Parades; The Residences of Deh Afghânân; Public Utilities and Conveniences; Chapter 5 Amâniya Kabul: The Dream of Modernization; The New Assignments of Royal Properties; The Royal Palace Opens Its Doors; A Municipality Conceived on Paper; The River Banks and the New Center-City; The Growth of Schools; Commerce, Industry, and Communications; Commemorative Monuments; Dâr ol-amân; Chapter 6 The Emergence of Modern Urban Planning, 1930-1948 |
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From Habibollâh Kalakâni's Advent until Mohammad Nâder Khân's ArrivalA Municipality in Action; Governmental Structures and Public Administration; The Urban Infrastructure; Two Juxtaposed Cities; Institutional Reorganization; The Commemoration of Kabul's Past; Itineraries; Modern Kabul Destroys the Past; Conclusion; Glossary; Annex 1: Genealogical Tables; Annex 2: The Population of Kabul; Annex 3: The Mayors of Kabul; Annex 4: The Principal Buildings of Kabul: A Chronology; Annex 5: Panoramic Views of Kabul; Annex 6: Commemorative Plaques and Funerary Inscriptions; Annex 7: Royal Tombs |
| Summary |
Through years of neglect, deliberate modernization, and the effect of decades of war, Kabul's architectural history has virtually disappeared. By meticulous use of all available records including written works, photographs, films, and oral reminiscences, 'Kabul: A History 1773-1948' provides a remarkably complete and unsurpassed account of the city's history as seen through its built environment, from the pleasure gardens of the 16th and 17th century Mughals to the efforts of the Saduza'i and Muhammadza'i rulers of the 18th-20th centuries to turn this one-time resort town into a thriving capital city at the center of a country of enormous diversity. Thoroughly documented and well-illustrated, the book reveals the rich cultural legacy of a city of global importance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Asia -- Central Asia.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- General.
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| SUBJECT |
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- History
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| Subject |
Afghanistan -- Kabul
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McChesney, R. D., 1944- translator.
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| LC no. |
2016027396 |
| ISBN |
9789004325326 |
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9004325328 |
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