Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Toponyms ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: Material Histories 1
6. Part I: Building Power
7. 1. Casting the Land: Architectural Tactics and the Politics of Durability 27
8. 2. Vibrant Matters: The Rova and More-Than- Human Forces 54
9. Part II: Anticipatory Landscapes
10. 3. Storied Refusals: Labor and Laden Absences 87
11. 4. Sedimentary Bonds: Treasured Mosques and Everyday Expertise 123
12. Part III: Residual Lives and Afterlives
13. 5. Garnered Presences: Constructing Belonging in the Zanatany City 161
14. 6. Violent Remnants: Infrastructures of Possibility and Peril 195
15. Epilogue: Unfinished Histories 225
16. Notes 241
17. Bibliography 293
18. Index 339