The Civilian Elite of Cairo in the Later Middle Ages 9781400856411, 1400856418

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The Civilian Elite of Cairo in the Later Middle Ages
 9781400856411, 1400856418

Table of contents :
Frontmatter
LIST OF TABLES AND CHART (page ix)
LIST OF LISTS IN APPENDIX II (page x)
LIST OF REGIONAL MAPS (page xi)
LIST OF FIGURES (CAIRO AREA MAPS) (page xii)
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (page xv)
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (page xvii)
Note on the Methodology and Transliteration (page xix)
Preface (page xxi)
Introduction (page 3)
I. The Fifteenth Century in the History of Cairo (page 15)
II. Geographic Origins of the Civilian Elite (page 37)
III. Residence Patterns of the Civilian Elite (page 128)
IV. Occupational Patterns of the Civilian Elite (page 200)
V. A Tripartite Elite (page 312)
Appendix I. A Survey of Major Institutions (page 327)
Appendix II. Positions Held by Individuals Engaged in the Twenty-one Occupations of the Major Group, and by Sufis and Copts (page 343)
Appendix III. Glossary of Occupational Terms (page 390)
Notes (page 403)
Bibliography (page 436)
Index (page 448)

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