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Economic Life in Ottoman Jerusalem

By Amnon Cohen

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1989
ISBN
9780521365512
Google Books ID
qD5xQgAACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6757640 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Pages
188\188
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Jerusalem was never just another Ottoman town, but in the heyday of the Ottoman Empire it displayed many of the characteristics of a Muslim traditional society. Professor Cohen makes full use of the rich and hitherto unexplored Arabic and Turkish archives relating to this period to reconstruct a vivid and detailed picture of everyday life in this lively urban centre. His study focuses on the major guilds of sixteenth-century Jerusalem - butchers, soap-producers and dealers, millers and bakers, describing and analysing their production methods, prices and measures, and the services they provided for the local population. In addition, their economic ties with neighbouring villages, as well as their social background and inter-relations are discussed. The author shows how this detailed knowledge can lead to a better understanding of the longer-term changes in the economy of the city and of the Empire as a whole.

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