The Middle East on the Eve of Modernity: Aleppo in the Eighteenth Century
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In this innovative historical portrait of society in the premodern Middle East, Abraham Marcus takes us on a guided tour of a past world, revealing its inner workings and throwing new light on its realities during the crucial century before the onset of modernization in the region. Focusing on the great Syrian city of Aleppo, he pieces together aspects of life ranging from business and family to disease and popular pastimes. This work of social history...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231065957
ISBN13:9780231065955
Release Date:November 1992
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:418 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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