Nature and Empire in Ottoman Egypt An Environmental History

"In the first ever environmental history of Ottoman Egypt, Alan Mikhail brings to life the complex relationships between Egyptians, their rural world along the Nile, and the Ottoman Empire. This detailed account of irrigation, grain cultivation, the movement of wood, disease, and labor challeng...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mikhail, Alan (Author)
Format:	Electronic Resource
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011.
Series:	Studies in Environment and History
Subjects:	Human ecology > Egypt. Human beings > Effect of environment on > Egypt. Irrigation > Social aspects > Egypt. Technology and civilization. Electronic book.
Online Access:	Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via Cambridge. Click here to access