1. Southwest Syria in the Eighteenth Century: Highways, Sea Lanes, and Populations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Southwest Syria in the Eighteenth Century: Highways, Sea Lanes, and Populations 9
6. 2. The Politics of Acre 29
7. 3. Trade:Local Rulers and the World Economy 94
8. 4. Government:Th e Military and Administration 136
9. 5. Society and Its Structure in Acre 170
10. Concluding Observations 187
11. APPENDIX A. The Population of Acre 193
12. APPENDIX B. Trade: Tables and Figures 197
13. APPENDIX C. Administrative Positions and Their Occupants 215
14. APPENDIX D. Maps 223
15. Notes 233
16. Translations 267
17. Bibliography 277
18. Index 283