Nomads, migrants and cotton in the eastern Mediterranean [[electronic resource] ] : the making of the Adana-Mersin region 1850-1908 / / by Meltem Toksöz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464070603321
• Autore: Toksöz Meltem
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010
• ISBN: 1-283-03938-9; 9786613039385; 90-04-19105-4; 90-04-18576-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (242 p.)
• Collana: The Ottoman Empire and its heritage : politics, society and economy, , 1380-6076 ; ; v. 45
• Disciplina: 956.4
• Soggetti: Nomads - Turkey - Çukur Plain - History - 19th century; Internal migrants - Turkey - Çukur Plain - History - 19th century; Migration, Internal - Turkey - Çukur Plain - History - 19th century; Cotton trade - Turkey - Çukur Plain - History - 19th century; Cotton growing - Turkey - Çukur Plain - History - 19th century; Electronic books.; Çukur Plain (Turkey) History 19th century; Çukur Plain (Turkey) Economic conditions 19th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / M. Toksöz -- Introduction / M. Toksöz -- Chapter One. Spatial And Temporal Dynamics: Nomads And Settlers / M. Toksöz -- Chapter Two. The State: Political And Legal Dynamics From The Egyptians To The Ottoman Reforms / M. Toksöz -- Chapter Three. Migration And Family Networks: Enterprising A Port-City / M. Toksöz -- Chapter Four. A New Region: Landholders And Industrialists / M. Toksöz -- Conclusion / M. Toksöz -- Bibliography / M. Toksöz -- Index / M. Toksöz.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book discusses the transformation of southeast Anatolia during the 19th century. The analysis, which revolves around cotton ; production in the Adana Plain, enriches our knowledge of how people from different backgrounds came together to build a new social milieu in the late Ottoman period. Through the analysis of the dynamics between the multi-layered processes of sedentarization, Egypt's experience with cotton cultivation, the extension of the cultivated area via large scale landholding patterns, and the establishment of the brand new port-city of Mersin, this book shows how former nomads