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Nature and empire in Ottoman Egypt : an environmental history /
"In the first ever environmental history of Ottoman Egypt, Alan Mikhail brings to life the complex relationships between Egyptians, their rural world along the Nile, and the Ottoman Empire. This detailed account of irrigation, grain cultivation, the movement of wood, disease, and labor challeng...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Studies in environment and history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In the first ever environmental history of Ottoman Egypt, Alan Mikhail brings to life the complex relationships between Egyptians, their rural world along the Nile, and the Ottoman Empire. This detailed account of irrigation, grain cultivation, the movement of wood, disease, and labor challenges many longstanding ideas in both Ottoman and Egyptian history while at the same time demonstrating how environmental history offers new ways of thinking about the Middle East. This path braking book should be read by all those with interests in the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, environmental history, and early modern history"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 347 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139083478 1139083473 9780511977220 0511977220 9781139081207 1139081209 1139064134 9781139064132 1107222036 9781107222038 1139070932 9781139070935 1139076655 9781139076654 1283112884 9781283112888 9786613112880 6613112887 1139078933 9781139078931 |