Economic Life in Ottoman Jerusalem

Zusammenfassung Jerusalem was never just another Ottoman town! but in the heyday of the Ottoman Empire it displayed many of the characteristics of a Muslim traditional society. Professor Cohen uses the Arabic and Turkish archives to reconstruct a vivid and detailed picture of everyday life in this lively urban centre. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Note on transcription; Introduction; 1. Butchers and meat consumption; 2. Soap production and olive oil; 3. Flour and bread; 4. Conclusion; Note on abbreviations; Note on weights, measures and monetary values; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Indexes.

Product details

• Authors: Cohen Amnon, Amnon Cohen
• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2002
• EAN: 9780521524353
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52435-3
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries