Nature and Empire in Ottoman Egypt: An Environmental History, Paperback

James E. Baldwin examines how the interplay of these two conceptions of Islamic law religious scholarship and royal justice undergirded legal pract...

An observatory and a lighthouse form the nexus of this major new investigation of science, religion, and the state in late Ottoman Egypt. Astronomy...

Reducere. From the outset, society in Japan has been shaped by its environmental context. The lush green mountainous archipelago of today supports a populati...

This book examines ecology and culture in the Carpathian Mountains, with a focus on Ukraine's Galician Hutsul region from 1848 to 1939.Publisher: L...

Reducere. From the arrival of Henry Hudson's Half Moon in the estuarial waters of what would come to be called New York Harbor to the 2006 agreement that lai...

Reducere. From its birth in 1839, photography has participated in modernity as much as it has symbolized it. Its capacity to record and display and its claim...

Why did the Ottoman Empire enter the First World War in late October 1914, months after the war's devastations had become clear? Were its leaders '...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Saraiya FaroqhiAuthor: Suraiya FaroqhiIn a concise and colorful style, Suraiya Faroqhi lays out the history of one of the m...

Explore the Captivating History of the Safavid EmpireThe Safavid dynasty was one of the most notable ruling dynasties of Iran. This Islamic Empire ...

Reducere. If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of the Ottoman Empire then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in one boo...

An Environmental History of Ancient Greece and Rome - Lukas Thommen

This collection of translated primary sources for Ottoman history shows how the major institutions of Ottoman government developed, and how they fu...

Reducere. Rights of Nature Rights of Nature Rights of Nature: A History of Environmental Ethics a History of Environmental Ethics a History of Environmental ...

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Reducere. The name "Ottoman" was coined from the chieftain (or "Bey") called Osman, who declared independence from the Seljuk Turks. This beautiful book take...

Contributor(s): Author: Mostafa MinawiThe Ottoman Scramble for Africa is the first book to tell the story of the Ottoman Empire's expansionist effo...

Reducere. Supplying water to millions is not simply an engineering and logistical challenge. As David Soll shows in his finely observed history of the nation...

Reducere. As the very first book of its kind, An Environmental History of Medieval Europe provides a highly original survey of medieval relations with the na...

Contributor(s): Author: Douglas A. HowardCovering the full history of the Ottoman Empire, from its genesis in post-Mongol Eurasia to its dissolutio...

Reducere. Without the labor of the captives and slaves, the Ottoman empire could not have attained and maintained its strength in early modern times. With An...

This stunning new textbook traces the full history of the Ottoman Empire from its origins through to its dissolution in the early twentieth century...

This major new survey treats the most important trends during the latter years of the Ottoman Empire. In this second edition, Donald Quataert has u...

Provincializing the history of the Ottoman Empire, this book provides a critical approach to the projects of 'modernity' that took place in the Eas...

Reducere. DescriptionWestern Oregon's Willamette Basin, once a vast wilderness, became a thriving community almost overnight. When Oregon territory was opene...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman world was nothing like an exotic fairytale featuring tyrant sultans, mean pashas,...

Reducere. For six hundred years, the Ottoman Empire swelled and declined. Islamic, martial, civilized, and tolerant, it advanced in three centuries from the ...

In this insightful and well-constructed biography, Khaled Fahmy assesses the life of Kavalal? Mehmed Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt.

Contributor(s): Author: Devin E. NaarTouted as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans, " the Mediterranean port city of Salonica (Thessaloniki) was once hom...

Reducere. This book offers new perspectives on the environmental history of lands that have come under Russian and Soviet rule by paying attention to 'place'...

Explores significant events in the naval history of the Ottoman Empire, along with topics including collective punishments by invaders, and many as...

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Reducere. A corrective to the contemporary idea that Buddhism has always been an environmentally friendly religionIn the current popular imagination, Buddhis...

Provides a nuanced picture of the Greek experience in the Ottoman empire. The author discusses the changing views of the Ottoman Empire more genera...

Reducere. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through the heart of the Middle East and merge in the area of Mesopotamia known as the cradle of civilization. ...

The former Soviet empire spanned eleven time zones and contained half the world's forests; vast deposits of oil, gas, and coal; various ores; major...

The collapse of the Ottoman Empire is a key event in the shaping of modern times. From its ruin rose new countries including Syria and Turkey. This...

On Tuesday, May 29, 1453, the young Sultan Mehemmed, known to history as "the Conqueror, " launched the final assault against the walls of Constant...

Reducere. The modern Middle East was forged in the crucible of the First World War, but few know the full story of how war actually came to the region. As Se...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark FiegeForeword by: William CrononIn the dramatic narratives that comprise The Republic of Nature, Mark Fiege reframes t...

Reducere. For the last twenty years, The Destruction of the Bison has been an essential work in environmental history. Andrew C. Isenberg offers a concise an...

Women and Slavery in the Late Ottoman Empire: The Design of Difference - Madeline Zilfi