ACLS Humanities E-Book: The Middle East on the eve of modernity: Aleppo in the eighteenth century

The Middle East on the eve of modernity: Aleppo in the eighteenth century

Marcus, Abraham, 1948-

Year: 1989.

Publisher: Columbia University Press.

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table of contents

Frontmatter

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction

1. The Place: Setting and Local Consciousness

2. The People: Groups, Classes, and Social Contrasts

3. Order and Disorder: Power, Politics, and the Law

4. Economic Welfare: The External Sources of Wealth and Subsistence

5. Economic Welfare: The Market, Family, and Charity

6. The Mind: Religion, Learning, and Popular Culture

7. The Body: Health, Disease, and Death

8. The Urban Experience: Space, Services, and Public Spirit

9. The Urban Experience: Neighborhood Life and Personal Privacy

Conclusion

Appendix A Note on Population

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

reviews

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Title:

The Middle East on the eve of modernity : Aleppo in the eighteenth century Abraham Marcus.

Author:

Marcus, Abraham, 1948-

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2008
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Source Version:

The Middle East on the eve of modernity : Aleppo in the eighteenth century Abraham Marcus.
Marcus, Abraham, 1948-
New York: Columbia University Press, 1989.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2027/heb.00914

Subject Headings:

• Aleppo (Syria) -- Civilization

Notes:

• "A Study of the Middle East Institute."
• Includes index.
• Electronic access restricted; authentication may be required

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