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Ottoman Rule in Damascus, 1708-1758
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Ottoman Rule in Damascus, 1708-1758
Contributors:
By (Author) Karl K. Barbir
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Social groups: religious groups and communities
Dewey:
956.9103
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
238
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
340g
Description
On the basis of new evidence from the Ottoman archives in Istanbul, Karl Barbir challenges the current interpretation of Ottoman rule in Damascus during the eighteenth century. He argues that the prevailing themes of decline and stagnation--usually applied to the entire century--in fact apply only to the latter half of the century. This discovery,
