Jane Hathaway ; with contributions by Karl K. Barbir
First edition
xix, 319 pages :
illustrations, maps ;
24 cm
A history of the Near East
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-284) and index
Rewriting Arab history, 1516-1800 -- Land and peoples -- The Ottoman conquest of the Arab lands -- The organization of the Ottoman provincial administration -- Crisis and change in the seventeenth century -- Provincial notables in the eighteenth century -- Religious and intellectual life -- Urban life and trade -- Rural life -- Marginal groups and minority populations -- Ideological and political changes in the late eighteenth century -- Transformations under Ottoman rule
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This title is written for students of Middle Eastern and Ottoman history, as well as scholars and general readers looking for historical background on the Arab world