IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

RESEARCH IN ISLAMIC CIVILISATIONSOURCES AND STUDIES ON THE HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILISATION IN AFRICAPROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE ONEGYPT DURING THE OTTOMAN ERA26-30 NOVEMBER 2007, CAIROİstanbul, 2010 (in Arabic, English, Turkish, French)(Sources and Studies on History of Islamic Civilization Series; 19)ISBN 978-92-9063-198-9A total of 24 papers are collected in this volume resultingfrom the conference that was organized by IRCICA and theSupreme Council of Culture of the Arab Republic of Egypt.They address a wide spectrum of subjects pertaining tothe history of Egypt during the Ottoman period includingadministration, institutions, economy, law, science andtechnology, cities and architecture. The conferencerepresented an important attempt at understanding thehistory of Egypt during the Ottoman era. It also presenteda road map to researchers about the subjects that should bedealt with in studies. The book includes a number of topicssuch as society structure, legal reform, the institution of thekadı, waqfs (foundations), the libraries, and folk traditionsthat can be of interest to the general reader as well as theresearcher.Price: US$ 35 (including post)118 IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012