Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I. Hydroeconomies
6. CHAPTER 1. The Materiality of Ottoman Water Administration in Eighteenth- Century Rural Damascus 19
7. CHAPTER 2. The Islamic Occupation of Qatar in the Context of an Environmental Framework 34
8. CHAPTER 3. Water Management in Desert Regions 50
9. PART II. Agriculture, Pastoralism, and Subsistence
10. CHAPTER 4. Faunal Distributions from the Southern Highlands of Transjordan 71
11. CHAPTER 5. Zooarchaeological Perspectives on Rural Economy and Landscape Use in Eighteenth- Century Qatar 94
12. PART III. Landscapes of Commerce and Production
13. CHAPTER 6. Beyond Iron Age Landscapes 111
14. CHAPTER 7. Ceramic Production in the Central Highlands of Yemen During the Islamic Period 129
15. CHAPTER 8. Harnessing Hydraulic Power in Ottoman Syria 143
16. PART IV. Transience and Permanence
17. CHAPTER 9. The Architectural Legacy of the Seasonally Nomadic Ghurids 169
18. CHAPTER 10. The Northern Jordan Project and the “Liquid Landscapes” of Late Islamic Bilad al- Sham 184
19. CHAPTER 11. “Presencing the Past” 200
20. CHAPTER 12. Sustaining Travel 219
21. Conclusion 237
22. Glossary 243
23. Contributors 245
24. Index 249
25. Acknowledgments 255