The Historical Chronicle of Abū ʿabdallāh Maḥammad Ibn Ibrāhīm Al-Dukkālī

Fes in the Mid-18th Century (1149/1736-1179/1766)
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-52514-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 199, 350 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 722 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

Ibn Ibrahim al-Dukkali’s Historical Chronicle, edited and translated by Norman Cigar, is a valuable contemporary manuscript source from Morocco’s poorly documented and seldom-studied mid-eighteenth century, a period marked by weak rulers and conflicts, but also a golden age for local political actors and the autonomous power centers in the cities. As a well-placed observer and active participant in events in his native city of Fes, al-Dukkali provides unique data that helps us address key questions about cities in the Muslim world raised in multiple disciplines, such as whether cities could be considered communities or were simply an agglomeration of disparate elements, and to what extent cities enjoyed autonomy in their relations with the central government, and in what sense they were “Islamic.”

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cigar, Norman

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Author Biography

Introduction

Arabic Text and Translation

Map Key/Maps

Appendix on Weights, Measures, and Currency

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Norman Cigar, D.Phil., Oxford, retired as Director of Regional Studies at the U.S. Marine Corps University, and has published extensively on pre-modern Morocco, as well as on the contemporary Middle East.