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Assouline\u2019s coffee-table book *Doha Modern* takes readers on an unforgettable journey to the capital of Qatar, located on the Persian Gulf in the Middle East. In this beautifully illustrated book, readers will discover all the wonderful things Doha has to offer and why you should visit.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the heart of Souq Waqif, a gigantic golden thumb by the French sculptor C\u00e9sar Baldaccini rises from the ground. An hour\u2019s drive away stands the monumental public land art installation \u2018East-West\/West-East\u2019 by American sculptor Richard Serra, consisting of four steel plates spread out over a kilometer of open desert. On the Corniche, the royal camel guard passes rows of luxury cars, while the towers of West Bay glisten in the background. For visitors, it\u2019s a breathtaking spectacle. For locals, it\u2019s a day like any other.<\/p>\n

The book *Doha Modern* is a portrait of a capital city where the old and the modern collide. Nicola Chilton, writing from the region, takes the reader on a journey through the city\u2019s senses: the scent of bakhoor and baking luqaimat, the screeching of falcons behind the souk, the heat rising from the dunes at midday. Behind the skyline lies a much longer story. Neolithic engravings of dhows and fish at Al Jassasiya. A pearl economy that sent divers into the Gulf for months on end, while those on the coast waited for their return. Then came oil, independence, and a transformation that brought I.M. Pei out of retirement and led Jean Nouvel to the \u2018desert rose.\u2019.<\/p>\n

The title takes you on a journey through the present, the past, and the future\u2014from the bisht draped over Lionel Messi\u2019s shoulders in Lusail in 2022 to the museums still rising along the Corniche. This is not a guide to a city, but an encounter with a city, in which images and words together immerse the reader in its light, heat, and rhythms, giving them the feeling of having been there themselves. From the souk to the sea, from the desert to the skyline: \u2018Doha Modern\u2019 reveals a city unlike any other in the world.<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/strong>
\nTitle: Doha Modern
\nAuthor: Nicola Chilton
\nPublisher:\u00a0Assouline<\/a>
\nSize: 250 x 330 x 50 mm
\nLength: 297 pages
\nWeight: 2,898 kg
\nLanguage: English
\nMaterial: Hardcover
\nISBN: 9781649807656
\nRelease Date: December 1, 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Het koffietafelboek \u2018Doha Modern\u2019 van Assouline neemt de lezer mee op een onvergetelijke trip naar de hoofdstad van Qatar, gelegen aan de Perzische Golf in het Midden-Oosten. In het prachtig ge\u00efllustreerde boek ontdekken lezers wat Doha allemaal voor moois te bieden heeft en waarom jij daar naartoe moet.\u00a0 Midden in Souq Waqif rijst een gigantische […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":44140,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[801],"product_tag":[915],"giftcard-category":[],"merken":[813],"thema":[],"class_list":["post-44151","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-reisboeken","product_tag-binnenkort-verkrijgbaar","merken-assouline-boeken","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/44151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=44151"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=44151"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=44151"},{"taxonomy":"giftcard-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/giftcard-category?post=44151"},{"taxonomy":"merken","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/merken?post=44151"},{"taxonomy":"thema","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koffietafelboeken.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thema?post=44151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}