The Politics of Households in Ottoman Egypt: The Rise of the Qazdaglis

by Jane Hathaway

Book Overview

In a lucidly argued revisionist study of military society in Ottoman Egypt, Jane Hathaway contends that the basic framework within which this elite operated was the household, a conglomerate of patron-client ties. Using Turkish and Arabic archival sources, the author focuses on the Qazdagli household, a military group that came to dominate Egypt. This pioneering study will have a major impact on the understanding of Egyptian history, and will be essential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521892945
• ISBN13: 9780521892940
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"