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Reclaiming Islamic heritage through the image of traditional habitat
From the 1960s, Iran, like many other similar countries experienced a radical urban expansion and industrialization, chiefly as a result of the expanding oil industry. Internal migration fueled by industrialization created both a crisis of habitation and a cultural dissonance, in response to which various schemes were developed for model communities, intended to bridge the gap between Iranian culture, its heritage and modern urbanism. We will examine one such ‘model community’, New Shushtar, a housing complex adjacent to the ancient heritage town of Shushtar, in which architectural motifs and images were used to evoke and perhaps invoke authentic traditional life. We will place this complex within the broader context in the Muslim world of attempts to defend regional culture from the effects of globalisation.
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The making of Islamic heritage : Muslim pasts and heritage presentsVolume
1Series
Heritage Studies in the Muslim WorldChapter number
4Pagination
47 - 65Publisher
PalgravePlace of publication
New York, N.Y.Publisher DOI
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9789811040702ISBN-10
9811040702Language
engPublication classification
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2017, SpringerExtent
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