Introduction: currents of historic urbanism
Turner, Michael [author]
pages 19-33, illustrations, maps
The capital city of Nanjing
Dong, Wei [author]
pages 37-48, illustrations
Chang’an: the geo-historical hub of external cultural exchange in Ancient China: Western Han and Sui-Tang Dynasties
Xu, Tong [author]
pages 49-67
The Silla capital of Gyeongju
Lee, Joungah [author]
pages 69-85, illustrations
The Buddhist capital of Nara
Nishimura, Yukio [author]
pages 89-100, illustrations
The pre-Mongol city of Balkh as seen by its residents: a report from the Fadaʾil-i Balkh
Huseini, Said Reza [author]
pages 101-116, illustrations
Abbasid Baghdad
Webb, Peter [author]
pages 117-139, illustrations
Seljuk Marv and the monuments of Northern Khurasan
Muradov, Ruslan G. [author]
pages 141-160, illustrations
The Walled City of Baku, Azerbaijan
Mustafayev, Shahin [author]
pages 141-181, illustrations
The Mongol capital of Karakorum: historical and archaeological perspective
Erdenebat, Ulambayar [author]
pages 185-203, illustrations
Tabriz: on the post‑Mongol Silk Roads
Babaie, Sussan [author]
pages 205-217, illustrations
Cairo, the Mamluks and the Silks Roads: catalysts for architectural interchange
Abou-Khatwa, Noha [author]
pages 219-239, illustrations
From Dadu in Marco Polo's view to Beijing
Lyu, Zhou [author]
pages 241-265, illustrations
The Timurid capitals of Samarqand and Herat: patronage, exchanges and preservation
Paskaleva, Elena [author]
pages 269-289, illustrations
The Mughal capital of Fatehpur Sikri: hindu and islamic exchanges
Jain, Shikha [author]
pages 291-305, illustrations
Shibanid and post‑Shibanid Bukhara
Abbasova-Yusupova, Mavlyuda [author]
pages 307-329, illustrations
Safavid Isfahan: urbanism, monuments and urban life
Emami, Farshid [author]
pages 331-351, illustrations