Mosul before Iraq: like bees making five-sided cells/

Main Author: Shields, Sarah D., 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, c2000
Series:SUNY series in the social and economic history of the Middle East
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245 1 0 |a Mosul before Iraq:   |b like bees making five-sided cells/  |c Sarah D. Shields 
260 |a Albany, NY:  |b State University of New York Press,  |c c2000 
300 |a xiv, 278 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
490 0 |a SUNY series in the social and economic history of the Middle East 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-270) and index. 
505 0 |a 1. Mosul and Its Officials. The Ottomans and Mosul. Mosul's Government. Institutions of Government. Tanzimat: Centralization. Struggles for Power. Tanzimat: Taxation. Tanzimat: Non-Muslim Communities. Christians versus Christians. Challenge in the Mountains. Riots in the City. The Revolution of 1908 -- 2. People of the City. Homes. Food and Water. Working Life. Textiles. Making Ends Meet. Foreign Trade, Local Government, and Conflict. Reform and Reaction -- 3. Merchants. 1838: The Commercial Convention. Circles of Trade: Rafts and Donkeys. Circles of Trade: Mules. Circles of Trade: Camels. Circles of Trade: Steamships. Justice. Credit. Tolls, Taxes, and Monopolies. The Challenge of Counting. Foreign Trade, Regional Trade -- 4. Peasants and the City. Planting and Harvesting. Taxes. Credit. Land Ownership. Enforcement and Effects of the Land Reform Laws. Labour and Increasing Exports. Food, Scarcity, and Power -- 5. Nomads. Interdependence. Nomads, Sheep, and Wool. Government and the Politics of the Nomads. 
651 0 |a Mosul (Iraq)  |x Politics and government  |y 19th century 
651 0 |a Mosul (Iraq)  |x Economic integration  |y 19th century  |x History 
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