Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents vii
3. List of Tables and Chart ix
4. List of Lists in Appendix II x
5. List of Regional Maps xi
6. List of Figures xii
7. List of Illustrations xv
8. List of Abbreviations xvi
9. Note on Methodology and Transliteration xix
10. Preface xxi
11. INTRODUCTION 1
12. CHAPTER I. THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY IN THE HISTORY OF CAIRO 15
13. CHAPTER II. GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS OF THE CIVILIAN ELITE 37
14. CHAPTER III. RESIDENCE PATTERNS OF THE CIVILIAN ELITE 128
15. CHAPTER IV. OCCUPATIONAL PATTERNS OF THE CIVILIAN ELITE 200
16. CHAPTER V. A TRIPARTITE ELITE: CONCLUSIONS AND HYPOTHESES 312
17. APPENDIX I. A SURVEY OF MAJOR INSTITUTIONS 327
18. APPENDIX II. POSITIONS HELD BY INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN THE TWENTY-ONE OCCUPATIONS OF THE MAJOR GROUP, and by Şūfīs AND COPTS 343
19. APPENDIX III. GLOSSARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TERMS 390
20. NOTES 403
21. BIBLIOGRAPHY 436
22. INDEX 449
23. Backmatter 476