{"product_id":"9781784538170","title":"City of Balkh The History, Archaeology, and Culture of a Great Islamicate Capital in Afghanistan 7th to 13th century CE","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCity of Balkh\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe History, Archaeology, and Culture of a Great Islamicate Capital in Afghanistan 7th to 13th century CE\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArezou Azad | Edmund Herzig | Robert G. Hoyland | Philippe Marquis | Paul Wordsworth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Islam \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early Islamic age, the city of Balkh was one of the largest and most influential cities in the world. Situated on the northern plains of modern Afghanistan, Balkh flourished from the 7th to the 13th centuries, home to a wide variety of scholars, artists and religious leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book presents the first comprehensive analysis of the history and archaeology of early Islamic Balkh. Archaeological research undertaken throughout the twentieth century has investigated the evolution of the city, but only more recently has the evidence for its medieval development been pieced together. The authors collate and examine the available textual and artefactual material in order to recreate the history of this unique city and assess its critical role in early medieval Eurasia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArezou Azad\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Chair in the Art and Heritage of Afghanistan at the Institut national des\u003cbr\u003e langues et civilisations orientale in Paris and is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e and Director of the Invisible East programme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Edmund Herzig\u003c\/b\u003e is Masoumeh and Fereydoon Soudavar Professor of Persian Studies at the\u003cbr\u003e University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow in Iranian Studies at Wadham College, Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Robert G. Hoyland\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the Late Antique and Early Islamic History of the Middle East at\u003cbr\u003e New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, having formerly taught at the\u003cbr\u003e universities of Oxford and St Andrews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Philippe Marquis \u003c\/b\u003ewas the Director of Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan (DAFA).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Paul Wordsworth\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Silk Roads Archaeology and Heritage at University College\u003cbr\u003e London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781784538170\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e440\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515370176652,"sku":"9781784538170","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_19a78cc1-f2b5-4a60-bd84-91ecdc9daa9c.jpg?v=1789063647","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781784538170","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}