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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cohen Amnon, Amnon Cohen
• Con la collaborazione di: David Morgan (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.08.2002
• EAN: 9780521524353
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52435-3
• Pagine: 188
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C; Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Israel, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Economic history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Middle Eastern history