Acre: The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian City, 1730-1831

From: The Middle East Journal | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

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Acre: The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian City, 1730-1831, by Thomas Philipp. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002. 191 pages. Appends. to p. 231. Notes to p. 265. Trans. to p. 275. Bibl. to p. 282. Index to p. 299. $52 cloth; $17.50 paper.

Several studies have been written, in Arabic and other languages, about Acre, either on its own or as part of the history of Palestine in the 18`" century. Thomas Philipp's work stands out as the most comprehensive and scholarly study of the town to date. Using an array of sources in Arabic, Hebrew, and other languages, including the important ...

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