Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abstract
Chapter 1. Malta and the Mediterranean Sea
Chapter 2. An Architectural Innovation to Segregate and Control the Space
Chapter 3. Covered-balconies ‘Gallarija’ – the Source of the Model
Chapter 4. Maltese Gallarijia – Review of the Literature
Chapter 5. The Development of Islamic Empire & Expansion into the Mediterranean
Chapter 6. Muslim Cities – the Management and Control of the Space
Chapter 7. Islamic Architecture and the Development of Maltese ‘Gallarijia’
Chapter 8. The Control of the Space and Muslim Women
Chapter 9. The Normans in Malta and the End of Muslim Rule
Chapter 10. Valletta, the New City, and the New Capital
Chapter 11. The Valletta, the Nuns & the Prostitutes
Chapter 12. The Status of Women in Europe
Chapter 13. The Status of Women During the Knights & the function of the Gallarija
Chapter 14. The Cultural Legacy of the Knights and Domestic Violence
Chapter 15. The Knights in Malta – Magistral Palace and the first Gallariji
Chapter 16. The Successful Adaptations of Boxed-balconies in Malta
Chapter 17. Building Gallarija – Diffusion of Knowledge & Transfer of Ideas
Chapter 18. The End of Hostility, Concluding Remarks & Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendices
Index