Arab Cities in the Ottoman Period: Cairo, Syria and the Maghreb (Variorum Collected Studies Series, Cs734)

Professor Raymond deals here with the evolution of the great Arab cities of the Ottoman period (1516-1800) - with questions of organisation, social life and the built space - looking in particular at Aleppo, Algiers, Constantine and, above all, at Cairo. These studies form part of a movement, in which the author’s work has played a significant role, aiming to re-examine the traditional Orientalist view of ’Muslim cities’. Contrary to the negative perception one so often finds, of decadent and chaotic towns, it can be seen that they had a coherent internal structure and that, far from being in decline, they enjoyed renewed prosperity in the Ottoman era, benefiting from the strength of the empire and flourishing Mediterranean trade. This in turn was reflected in the important and original architectural activity of the period. The Ottoman City -- Islamic City, Arab City: Orientalist Myths And Recent Views (brimes 21-1. Durham 1994, Pp. 3-18) -- The Ottoman Conquest And The Development Of The Great Arab Towns (international Journal Of Turkish Studies 1-1. Madison, 1980, Pp. 84-101) -- La Structure Spatiale De La Ville (sciences Sociales Et Phenomenes Urbains Dans Le Monde Arabe, Ed. M. Naciri And A. Raymond, Casablanca, 1997, Pp. 75-84) -- L'architecture Dans Les Pays Arabes A L'epoque Ottomane (histoire De L'empire Ottoman, Ed. R. Mantran. Paris, 1989, Pp. 683-694) -- Cities Of Syria And The Maghreb -- Urban Networks And Popular Movements In Cairo And Aleppo (end Of The 18th-beginning Of The 19th Century) (revised Version, Original Published In Urbanism In Islam 2 Tokyo, 1989, Pp. 219-271) -- An Expanding Community: The Christians Of Aleppo In The Ottoman Era (16th-18th Centuries) (first Publication) -- Le Centre D'alger En 1830 (revue De L'occident Musulman Et De La Mediterranee 31 Paris, 1981, Pp. 73-83) -- Les Caracteristiques D'une Ville Arabe 'moyenne' Au Xviiieme Siecle: Le Cas De Constantine (cahiers De Tunisie 137/8. Tunis, 1986, Pp. 175-195) -- Cairo -- Cairo's Area And Population In The Early Fifteenth Century (muqarnas 2. Cambridge, Ma, 1984, Pp. 21-31) -- The Residential Districts Of Cairo's Elite In The Mamluk And Ottoman Periods (fourteenth To Eighteenth Centuries) (the Mamluks In Egyptian Politics And Society, Ed. T. Philipp And U. Haarmann. Cambridge, 1998, Pp. 207-223). André Raymond. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. English And French. Cover Series Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction THE OTTOMAN CITY I Islamic City, Arab City: Orientalist Myths and Recent Views II The Ottoman Conquest and the Development of the Great Arab Towns III La structure spatiale de la ville IV L’architecture dans les pays arabes à l'époque ottomane CITIES OF SYRIA AND THE MAGHREB V Urban Networks and Popular Movements in Cairo and Aleppo (End of the 18th-Beginning of the 19th Century) VI An Expanding Community: The Christians of Aleppo in the Ottoman Era (16th-18th centuries) VII Le centre d’Alger en 1830 VIII Les caractéristiques d’une ville arabe ‘moyenne’ au XVIIIème siècle: le cas de Constantine CAIRO IX Cairo’s Area and Population in the Early Fifteenth Century X The Residential Districts of Cairo’s Elite in the Mamluk and Ottoman periods (Fourteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) XI The Opuscule of Shaykh ‘Ali al-Shadhili: A Source for the History of the 1711 Crisis in Cairo XII The Economic Crisis of Egypt in the Eighteenth Century XIII Quartiers et mouvements populaires au Caire au XVIIIème siècle XIV Soldiers in Trade: The Case of Ottoman Cairo XV The Role of the Communities (Tawa’if) in the Administration of Cairo in the Ottoman Period XVI Architecture and Urban Development: Cairo during the Ottoman Period, 1517-1798 XVII The Rab‘: A type of Collective Housing in Cairo during the Ottoman Period Indexes Osmanl dnemi, Arap kentlerinin evrimini nasl etkilemitir? , yer yer drt yzyl sren bu egemenlik, sk sk ileri srld gibi byk Arap kentleri iin bir k, kesin bir gerileme dnemi miydi? Osmanllarn "smrgeci" sultas altnda Arap kentleri yozlam, harap olmu ve "Trkletirilmi" miydi? Andr Raymond gerek yzlm ve nfus asndan, gerekse kltrel ve dini nedenlerle Osmanl tarihinde nemli bir yer tutan Arap eyaletlerinin merkezlerinde Osmanl egemenliinin nasl ekillendiini ve Marip'ten Mark'a, Cezayir'den Irak'a kadar uzanan geni bir corafyada, Kahire, Halep, am, Musul, Cezayir, Tunus, Badat ve Beyrut gibi byk Arap kentlerinin XVI. ve XVIII. yzyllar arasndaki geliimini incelerken, yukardaki sorulara k tutmann yan sra, epeydir srmekte olan "slam kenti" tartmalarna da katkda bulunuyor.