Economic survey of Syria during the tenth and eleventh centuries : suryey [sic] /
: Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Princeton), 1982. : ii, 312 pages : folded maps, illustrations ; 21 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-301) and index. : 3922968481
The reign of Tudhaliya II and Suppiluliuma : the contribution of the Hittite documentation to a reconstruction of the Amarna age /
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral) under the title : A Historical Reappraisal of the Reigns of Tudhaliya II and Suppiluliuma I.
Revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral) under the title : A historical of the reigns of Tudhaliya II and Suppiluliuma. :
xviii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-204) and index. :
9783825364427
Crowds and Sultans : Urban Protest in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria /
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During the fifteenth century, the Mamluk sultanate that had ruled Egypt and Syria since 1249-50 faced a series of sustained economic and political challenges to its rule, from the effects of recurrent plagues to changes in international trade routes. Both these challenges and the policies and behaviors of rulers and subjects in response to them left profound impressions on Mamluk state and society, precipitating a degree of social mobility and resulting in new forms of cultural expression. These transformations were also reflected in the frequent reportraits of protests during this period, and led to a greater diffusion of power and the opening up of spaces for political participation by Mamluk subjects and negotiations of power between ruler and ruled. Rather than tell the story of this tumultuous century solely from the point of view of the Mamluk dynasty, Crowds and Sultans places the protests within the framework of long-term transformations, arguing for a more nuanced and comprehensive narrative of Mamluk state and society in late medieval Egypt and Syria. Reportraits of urban protest and the ways in which alliances between different groups in Mamluk society were forged allow us glimpses into how some medieval Arab societies negotiated power, showing that rather than stoically endure autocratic governments, populations often resisted and renegotiated their positions in response to threats to their interests. This rich and thought-provoking study will appeal to specialists in Mamluk history, Islamic studies, and Arab history, as well as to students and scholars of Middle East politics and government and modern history.
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xiii, 276 pages ; 24 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-265) and index. :
9789774167171
Ships of the desert and ships of the sea : Palmyra in the World Trade of the first three centuries CE /
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In the Roman period the world from the Atlantic Ocean to the East China Sea was tied together by ships and caravans carrying textiles, minerals, aromatics, and other valuable commodities across vast distances. In the span of three short centuries the Syrian city of Palmyra rose from unremarkable origins to assume a key role in this exchange, a position that eventually enabled her to, albeit unsuccessfully, take on the might of Rome herself. This first book-length survey of Palmyrene trade in almost four decades asks how this was possible for the people of a city that was neither on the shortest, nor on the easiest route between east and west. The study draws on the wealth of epigraphic, literary, and archaeological data handed down from the ancient city as well as the extensive scholarly tradition. This material is juxtaposed with information about the natural and geopolitical environment, ethnographic records, and network analysis, in order to explain the remarkable success of the cosmopolitan desert nomads of Palmyra.
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vii, 112 pages : 14 illustrations, 9 maps ; 31 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-106) and index. :
9783447107044
Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk eras IV : proceedings of the 9th and 10th International Colloquium organized at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in May 2000 an...
: IV. Proceedings of the 9th and 10th international colloquim organized at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in May 2000 and May 2001. : 1 vol. (496 p.) : ill., illustration ; 25 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9042915242
Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid, and Mamluk eras III : proceedings of the 6th, 7th and 8th international colloquium organized at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in May 1...
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xii, 471 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
2877235483 (Peeters France)
9042909706 (Peeters Leuven)