The Civilian Elite of Cairo in the Later Middle Ages:
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Main Author: Petry, Carl F. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press [1982]
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Item Description:This pioneer study presents a quantitative analysis of the civilian elite in Mamluk Cairo. Using information about 4,631 individuals drawn from two fifteenth-century biographical dictionaries, Carl Petry explores the geographic origins of the civilian elite (the 'ulama') and the distribution of their residences and places of work in Cairo.Originally published in 1982.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (478p.)
ISBN:9781400856411
DOI:10.1515/9781400856411

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