Nature and empire in Ottoman Egypt: an environmental history Alan Mikhail.
Series: Studies in environment and historyPublication details: Cambridge [England] New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011Description: xxv, 347 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9781107640184Subject(s): Human ecology -- Egypt | Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- Egypt | Irrigation -- Social aspects -- Egypt | Technology and civilization | Egypt -- History -- 1517-1882DDC classification: 304.20962 LOC classification: GF711 | .M55 2011Other classification: HIS026000 Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-330) and index.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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