Ottomans in Syria : A History of Justice and Oppression.
Title:
Ottomans in Syria : A History of Justice and Oppression.
Author:
Douwes, Dick.
ISBN:
9780857715418
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (253 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Inland Syria -- the fringes of cultivation -- 2. The office-households of the province -- 3. Local participation in the administration -- 4. Provincial alliances and factions -- 5. Local politics and violence -- 6. The Fiscal Regime -- 7. The logic of injustice -- Fiscal and financial policies -- Conclusions -- Glossary -- Annex 1 -- Annex 2 -- Annex 3 -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
This work examines the Syrian interior under Ottoman rule during the period from 1785 to 1841 and shows how the empire established independent local power bases and how their rule over the peasantry was based on oppression. It covers subjects such as local administration and fiscal policies.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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