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245		0	_aAhmed Mater, Desert of Pharan: Unofficial Histories behind the Mass Expansion of Mecca/ _cEdited by Catherine David
260			_bLars Muller Publishers; _c2016
300			_a632p; _c26x20cm
520			_aThrough a series of photographs, Ahmed Mater charts the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca’s origins to its more recent history over the last 5 years. It is a study of the site’s recent transformation — Mecca, until recently, embodied a unique urban tapestry, layered with histories that are stitched together by an abundance of organically rooted communities and cultures. It is a place that accommodated not only sacred structures and sites but also huge fluctuations in population during Ramadan (up to 3 million visitors a year travel to Mecca for Eid and Hajj). More recently, these sites and communities have been eradicated and are being replaced with five-star-studded high rise developments, transforming it from an active metropolis to the world’s most exclusive, yet most visited religious tourist destination, reflective of an unprecedented experimentation with architecture and its possible impact on social stratification. This photographic essay is a celebration of Mecca’s real and projected or imaginary states. It provides singular access to this site and its associated social and religious rituals, along with its architectural urban planned and proposed development. Contributors: Catherine David, Ahmed Mater. Interviews of Dr. Sami Angawi and Abdul Rahman Hassanein Makhlouf.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aHeritage loss _98833
650			_aNA190-1555.5 History
650			_aUrban development _96004
651			_aHejaz _zMakka مكة _98834
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