The sword of ambition : bureaucratic rivalry in medieval Egypt /

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Patronage, power, and competition in the Sultan's courtThe Sword of Ambition opens a new window onto interreligious rivalry among elites in medieval Egypt. Written by the unemployed bureaucrat 'Uthman ibn Ibrahim al-Nabulusi, it contains a wealth of little-known historical anecdotes, unusu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nābulusī, ʻUthmān ibn Ibrāhīm, active 1235 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Yarbrough, Luke B. (Editor , Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Arabic
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2019]
Temas:
640-1882
Administrative agencies > Egypt > Early works to 1800.
Administration publique > Égypte > Ouvrages avant 1800.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference
Administrative agencies
Politics and government
Egypt > Politics and government > 640-1882 > Early works to 1800.
Égypte > Politique et gouvernement > 640-1882 > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Egypt
Early works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The reprehensibility of employing Dhimmis for the Muslims' jobs, in Fifteen Sections
  • 2. A Description of the Copts and Their Perfidies, in Fifteen Sections
  • 3. A Description of Secretaries and Their Art, in Three Sections
  • 4. An Account of the Ignorant Men Who Have Unworthily Donned the Garments of the Secretaries, in Three Sections
  • A Section with Which I End This Book, Explaining My Reason for Composing It.

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