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Table of contents :
Front Matter
Front Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table Of Contents
Note on Transliteration
Preface
Contents
Introduction
Zooming In
The Rise and Fall of Local Dynasties
The Sufi Connection
Desert, Village and Town
Layers of Ownership
An Economy in Transition
Worlds Apart
Back Matter
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Name Index
Back Cover

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AN OTTOMAN CENTURY

SUNY Series in Medieval Middle East History Edited by Jere Bacharach

AN OTTOMAN CENTURY THE DISTRICT OF JERUSALEM IN THE 16008

Dror Ze'evi

ST ATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS

Published by State University of New York Press, Albany @

1996 State University of New York

All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New Yor1