8vo. English & French text, 274 pp., half-title, 1 photograph, 7 plans of which 1 folding, tables, publisher’s original wrappers, in mint condition, Institut Français de Damas, Damascus, 2001.

Synopsis

Sixteen studies published in this work covering various aspects of the problems facing the cities of the Near East. Leading European and Arab scholars contributed to this work which discusses the artisan activities of Cairo in the 18th century, the Opposition of the Azhar Ulam to Ottoman Laws, Social structure and political power in Acre 1740-1840, Amir Abd al-Qadir and the Damascus “ Incident’ in 1860, and other subjects.