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SUMMARY:Architecture &amp\; Design in Medieval Morocco: the building strat
 egies of the Marinid sultans - Dr. Amira Bennison (Magdalene College &amp\
 ; faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies\, Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Prof Jane Chapman
DESCRIPTION:This talk explores the ways in which the Marinid dynasty in Mo
 rocco exploited architecture and display to legitimise themselves before t
 heir subjects\, a volatile mix of restive tribesmen and proud urbanites. M
 arinid ceremonial and demonstrations of power served to win over public op
 inion by providing employment and stimulating the economy in a manner as f
 amiliar today as it was then.
LOCATION:Gatsby Room\, Wolfson College
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