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The Civilian Elite of Cairo in the Later Middle Ages

By Carl F. Petry

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781400856411
DOI
10.1515/9781400856411
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
23 MB (24555342 bytes)
Series
Princeton Legacy Library; 687
Edition
Course Book
Pages
502\500
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-24 00:08:05

Description

This pioneer study presents a quantitative analysis of the civilian elite in Mamluk Cairo. Using information about 4,631 individuals drawn from two fifteenth-century biographical dictionaries, Carl Petry explores the geographic origins of the civilian elite (the 'ulama') and the distribution of their residences and places of work in Cairo. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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