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 challenges many...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Studies in environment and history.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-330) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107008762 (hardback) 110700876X (hardback) |