Ababsa M. (ed.). (2013). Atlas of Jordan: history, territories and society. Beyrouth (Liban) : IFPO. 485 p.
http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/4560
http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/4560
Titre : | Atlas of Jordan: history, territories and society |
Auteurs : | M. Ababsa, ed. ; C. Kohlmayer, cartographe |
Type de document : | Ouvrage |
Editeur : | Beyrouth [Liban] : IFPO, 2013 |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-2-35159-378-3 |
Format : | 485 p. |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 01 - USUELS ; 1.5 - Atlas. CartesThésaurus IAMM CARTOGRAPHIE ; JORDANIE ; HISTOIRE ; TERRITOIRE ; ECONOMIE SPATIALE ; RESSOURCE NATURELLE ; GEOGRAPHIE ; ATLAS ; HISTOIRE ANCIENNE ; DEVELOPPEMENT HUMAIN ; POLITIQUE FONCIERE ; PROJET DE DEVELOPPEMENT ; POLITIQUE ECONOMIQUE ; RESSOURCE EN EAU ; RESSOURCE ENERGETIQUE ; TRANSPORT |
Résumé : | This atlas aims to explain the formation of Jordanian territories over time. Jordanian, European and American experts associated with the Institut français du Proche-Orient were asked to study the spatial resilience of old structures: the complementarities among land areas (cultivated fields, steppe and scrubland) dating back to the Neolithic period; trade dynamics along the valleys (Wadi Jordan, Wadi Araba and Wadi Sirhan); and inherited administrative systems (urban structures of the first kingdoms of Amman, Moab and Edom; trade between Damascus and Jerusalem under the Ottoman Empire; and State control stopping at the borders of the Ottoman Bilad al-Sham and the Hejaz). Settled populations (mamura) fluctuated for centuries across the boundary of dry farming areas, depending on the modes of state control of nomadic tribes and the technical expertise of water supply systems. The pilgrimage route developed along this boundary, along the ancestral route linking the south of the Arabian Peninsula to Damascus, which for centuries was the eastern limit of settled populations. |
Note de contenu : |
Part One - Jordans Physical Constraints
Chapter one - Constraints and Resources Part Two - Jordan before Statehood. Historical Glimpses Chapter two - From the First Mens Steps to the Hellenistic Age (-1.5 mya 323 BC) Chapter three - The Time of Two Great Cities: Petra and Jerash (323 BC - 629 AD) Chapter four - Islamic and Ottoman Times (629 AD - 1918) Chapter five - Territory and Nation Building (from 1918 onwards) Part Three - Contemporary Challenges Chapter six - Jordans Population and Demographic Trends Chapter seven - Jordans Rentier Economy Chapter eight - Social Disparities, Poverty Alleviation and Employment Policies Chapter nine - City Planning, Local Governance and Urban Policies Chapter ten - Jordan Mega Projects for Water, Energy and Transportation |
Cote : | JOR-A5-ABA-2013 |
URL / DOI : | http://books.openedition.org/ifpo/4560 |
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