Bridging the Dichotomy [microform] : Socio-economic Change and Class Consolidation in Ottoman Beirut and Damascus
Author | : M. James Quilty |
Publisher | : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:613756673 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Bridging the Dichotomy [microform] : Socio-economic Change and Class Consolidation in Ottoman Beirut and Damascus written by M. James Quilty and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 1992 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis attempts to bridge the dichotomy that has separated the treatment of Ottoman Beirut and Damascus and their notables by comparing the development of the two cities over the course of the long nineteenth century. This comparison f ocuses specifically upon the socio-economic changes that were integral to the co nsolidation of the urban notability: the impact of European economic penetration and Ottoman reform; the cities' position relative to their hinterlands; the not ables' relationship with their European and Ottoman patrons and their own urban clientele; and finally the notables' relations with each other, both within each city and between Beirut and Damascus. Through this comparative analysis, the th esis seeks to demonstrate that major material similarities existed between Beiru t and Damascus in the last decades of Ottoman rule. It concludes that the forces of class consolidation were not more prevalent in Damascus but equally active, and inhibited, in both Damascus and Beirut. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).