The Middle East On the Eve of Modernity
Aleppo in the 18th Century (Study of the Middle East Institute Ser)
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Word Count
108,500 words, Guess
Page Count
434 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemiddleeastoneveo0000abra
- ISBN-100231065957
- ISBN-139780231065955
- LibraryThing375884
- Better World Books9780231065955
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- Open LibraryOL9482284M
Classifications
- LCCDS99.A56M37 1989
Description
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 shows how many of the accepted notions and assumptions about what is commonly called premodern, Islamic, or traditional society are inaccurate or unfounded, and draws our attention to the intricacies of a world that may appear alien and exotic but was by no means simple, primitive, or static.
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