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Egyptian society under Ottoman rule, 1517-1798 / Michael Winter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winter, Michael, 1934-2020.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social classes--Egypt--History.
- Social classes.
- Egypt--History--1517-1882.
- Egypt.
- Egypt--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (340 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Michael Winter's book presents a panoramic view of Ottoman Egypt from the overthrow of the Mamluk Sultanate in 1517 to Bonaparte's invasion of 1798 and the beginning of Egypt's modern period.Drawing on archive material, chronicle and travel accounts from Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and European sources as well as up-to-date research, this comprehensive social history looks at the dynamics of the Egyptian-Ottoman relationship and the ethnic and cultural clashes which characterised the period. The conflicts between Ottoman pashas and their Egyptian subjects and between Bedouin Arabs and th
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Historical Background; The Vicissitudes of the Ruling Class; The Bedouin Arabs and the State; The Ulama; The Sufis; Popular Religion; The Ashraf and Naqib al-Ashraf: The Prophet's Descendants and their Chief; The Dhimmis: Jews and Christians; Life in Ottoman Cairo; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-97513-9
- 0-415-75512-3
- 1-134-97514-7
- 1-280-09889-9
- 0-203-16923-9
- 9780203169230
- OCLC:
- 437081918
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