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UNINA9910450987103321 |
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Autore |
Winter Michael <1934, > |
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Egyptian society under Ottoman rule, 1517-1798 / / Michael Winter |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992 |
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0-415-75512-3 |
1-134-97514-7 |
1-280-09889-9 |
0-203-16923-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (340 p.) |
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Social classes - Egypt - History |
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Egypt History 1517-1882 |
Egypt Social conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Historical Background; The Vicissitudes of the Ruling Class; The Bedouin Arabs and the State; The Ulama; The Sufis; Popular Religion; The Ashraf and Naqib al-Ashraf: The Prophet's Descendants and their Chief; The Dhimmis: Jews and Christians; Life in Ottoman Cairo; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Michael Winter's book presents a panoramic view of Ottoman Egypt from the overthrow of the Mamluk Sultanate in 1517 to Bonaparte's invasion of 1798 and the beginning of Egypt's modern period.Drawing on archive material, chronicle and travel accounts from Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew and European sources as well as up-to-date research, this comprehensive social history looks at the dynamics of the Egyptian-Ottoman relationship and the ethnic and cultural clashes which characterised the period. The conflicts between Ottoman pashas and their Egyptian subjects and between Bedouin Arabs and th |
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UNINA9910459069903321 |
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Autore |
Ball Howard <1937-> |
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Genocide [[electronic resource] ] : a reference handbook / / Howard Ball |
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Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, 2010 |
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1-282-93392-2 |
9786612933929 |
1-59884-489-X |
1-84972-889-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Contemporary world issues |
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Disciplina |
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Crimes against humanity |
Genocide - History |
Genocide |
International crimes |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1: Background and History; 2: Problems, Controversies, and Solutions; 3: Special U.S. Issues: The United States and the Creation of an International Criminal Court; 4: Chronology; 5: Biographical Sketches; 6: Documents; 7: Directory of Organizations; 8: Resources; Glossary; Index; About the Author |
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Of the more than 250 wars fought since 1950, most have involved mass murder and genocide against groups targeted because of ethnic, racial, religious, or gender characteristics. Sadly, there is still no enforcement mechanism or organization that can effectively prevent genocide on an international level. |
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