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 the 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. Islam has often been characterized as an urban religion; recognizing Islam's deep ties to civic matters and to the city itself, the essays gathered here explore the interconnectedness between religion and its geography. The authors effectively define and map out urban social history in the Middle East from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, affording us a foundational volume that enriches our understanding of society in the late Ottoman and colonial periods.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
ISBN-13
9780815632672
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111702470
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Urban Planning
Author
Peter Sluglett
Publication Name
The Urban Social History of the Middle East, 1750-1950
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
340 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
454g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Peter Sluglett
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