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Ottoman Haifa: A History of Four Centuries Under Turkish Rule
Alex Carmel
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Description for Ottoman Haifa: A History of Four Centuries Under Turkish Rule
Hardback. Carmel's work has become the benchmark of the historiography of Israel's third largest city and remains to this day, the best-known and most highly-regarded survey of Haifa under Ottoman rule. This, the first English edition of 'Ottoman Haifa', will be essential reading for all historians of the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East. Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 bw illustrations in 8pp plates, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Under Ottoman rule, the city of Haifa, located at the southern point of the largest bay on the coast of what today is Israel, was transformed from a scarcely-inhabited fortress town to a major modern city. This book details the history of Haifa under the Ottomans during the period 1516-1918. Alex Carmel uses a variety of original sources to uncover the realities of life in Haifa under Ottoman rule and paints a vivid picture of the development of the city in this era. Carmel's work has become the benchmark of the historiography of Israel's third largest city and remains to ... Read more
Under Ottoman rule, the city of Haifa, located at the southern point of the largest bay on the coast of what today is Israel, was transformed from a scarcely-inhabited fortress town to a major modern city. This book details the history of Haifa under the Ottomans during the period 1516-1918. Alex Carmel uses a variety of original sources to uncover the realities of life in Haifa under Ottoman rule and paints a vivid picture of the development of the city in this era. Carmel's work has become the benchmark of the historiography of Israel's third largest city and remains to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
Library of Middle East History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848855601
SKU
V9781848855601
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About Alex Carmel
Alex Carmel (1931-2002) was an historian of the Middle East, specialising in nineteenth-century Palestine. He joined the faculty of the University of Haifa in 1968 and was a visiting professor at the universities of Basle, Bern, Fribourg and the Free University of Berlin.
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