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15th - 18th century
Making Big Money in 1600: The Life and Times of Isma'Il Abu Taqiyya, Egyptian Merchant
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Making Big Money in 1600: The Life and Times of Isma'Il Abu Taqiyya, Egyptian Merchant (Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms) |
A whimsical choice, but it is an interesting examination of pre-modern social history from an individual point of view as well as an interesting insight into the changing economic scene of the period, with the rise of nascent capitalism.
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The Middle East On the Eve of Modernity : Aleppo in the 18th Century
The Middle East On the Eve of Modernity: Aleppo in the 18th Century (Study of the Middle East Institute Ser) |
Excellent study of life in a large (relative to time and place), pre-modern, fairly cosmopolitan Islamic city with a substantial non-Muslim minority.
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The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe
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The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe (New Approaches to European History) |
Part of a new approach that links the Ottoman Empire (& thus the MENA region) again with European history.
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Constructing Ottoman Beneficence: An Imperial Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem
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Constructing Ottoman Beneficence: An Imperial Soup Kitchen in Jerusalem (Suny Series in Near Eastern Studies) |
Probably better categorized under Ottoman history, as though it discusses the concept of the waqf briefly in the context of Islamic law, it is mostly a fascinating discourse on the establisment and function of charitable institutions in the Ottoman system in particular. Still, it's an interesting little volume that covers a little known element in the social history of the region and of a particular institution that has endured from the 16th century through to today.
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