The animal in Ottoman Egypt:

Animals in rural Egypt became enmeshed in social relationships and made possible many tasks otherwise impossible. Rather than focus on what animals represented or symbolized, Mikhail discusses their social and economic functions, as Ottoman Egypt cannot be understood without acknowledging animals as...

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Main Author: Mikhail, Alan 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford Univ. Press 2014
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199315277.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199315277.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199315277.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199315277.001.0001
Summary:Animals in rural Egypt became enmeshed in social relationships and made possible many tasks otherwise impossible. Rather than focus on what animals represented or symbolized, Mikhail discusses their social and economic functions, as Ottoman Egypt cannot be understood without acknowledging animals as central shapers of the early modern world
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780199369232
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199315277.001.0001