The Urban Social History of the Middle East, 1750-1950 Contributor(s): Sluglett, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815631944 ISBN-13: 9780815631941 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - History | Social History - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 307.760 |
LCCN: 2008034043 |
Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.35 lbs) 340 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The great cities of the Middle East and North Africa have long attracted the attention and interest of historians. With the discovery and wider use over the last few decades of Islamic court records and Ottoman administrative documents, our knowledge of Middle Eastern cities between the seventeenth and early twentieth centuries has vastly expanded. Drawing upon a treasure trove of documents and using a variety of methodologies, the contributors succeed in providing a significant overview of the ways in which Middle Eastern cities can be studied, as well as an excellent introduction to current literature in the field. |