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Nomads, migrants and cotton in the eastern Mediterranean : the making of the Adana-Mersin region 1850-1908 / by Meltem Toksoz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toksöz, Meltem.
- Series:
- Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 45.
- The Ottoman Empire and its heritage : politics, society and economy, 1380-6076 ; v. 45
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nomads--Turkey--Cukur Plain--History--19th century.
- Nomads.
- Internal migrants--Turkey--Cukur Plain--History--19th century.
- Internal migrants.
- Migration, Internal--Turkey--Cukur Plain--History--19th century.
- Migration, Internal.
- Cotton trade--Turkey--Cukur Plain--History--19th century.
- Cotton trade.
- Cotton growing--Turkey--Cukur Plain--History--19th century.
- Cotton growing.
- Çukur Plain (Turkey)--History--19th century.
- Çukur Plain (Turkey).
- Çukur Plain (Turkey)--Economic conditions--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book discusses the transformation of southeast Anatolia during the 19th century. The analysis, which revolves around cotton production in the Adana Plain, enriches our knowledge of how people from different backgrounds came together to build a new social milieu in the late Ottoman period. Through the analysis of the dynamics between the multi-layered processes of sedentarization, Egypt's experience with cotton cultivation, the extension of the cultivated area via large scale landholding patterns, and the establishment of the brand new port-city of Mersin, this book shows how former nomads
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / M. Toksöz
- Introduction / M. Toksöz
- Chapter One. Spatial And Temporal Dynamics: Nomads And Settlers / M. Toksöz
- Chapter Two. The State: Political And Legal Dynamics From The Egyptians To The Ottoman Reforms / M. Toksöz
- Chapter Three. Migration And Family Networks: Enterprising A Port-City / M. Toksöz
- Chapter Four. A New Region: Landholders And Industrialists / M. Toksöz
- Conclusion / M. Toksöz
- Bibliography / M. Toksöz
- Index / M. Toksöz.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-03938-9
- 9786613039385
- 90-04-19105-4
- 90-04-18576-3
- OCLC:
- 707926002
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004185760.i-224 DOI
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