The Animal in Ottoman Egypt
The Animal in Ottoman Egypt
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Author(s): Mikhail, Alan
ISBN No.: 9780190655228
Pages: 336
Year: 201612
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 63.47
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available (On Demand)

"The book is well researched and supported by copious archival and manuscript resources from Europe, North America, North Africa, and Asia. Mikhail marshals abundant evidence to support his thesis about the dramatic changes in human-animal relationships wrought by modernization." --Tobias J. Lanz, Environmental History "Camels, donkeys, dogs, and water buffalo have their histories too, and in this compact book Alan Mikhail deftly shows just how closely intertwined they, and the histories of other animals, were with the human history of Ottoman Egypt. Carefully researched, lavishly illustrated, and engagingly written, this book sets a high standard for the historical study of human-animal relations and opens new vistas on the history of Egypt." --J.R. McNeill, author of Mosquito Empires "In this deeply and imaginatively researched book, Alan Mikhail uses insights drawn from the new field of animal history to revisit major transitions in Egyptian history, including modernization, urbanization, and integration into global networks.


Particularly striking is the way his argument encompasses both the material conditions of animal existence, such as labor and disease, and the more abstract impact of religion, law, and politics." --Harriet Ritvo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "This is a fascinating book, which uses the diminishing presence of animals in various key locations to shed light on major social transformations in late 18th and early 19th century Egypt. Everything from climate and bacteria to foreign imperialists and their new technologies shaped the new Egypt that we see emerging in this book; each of these agents of change gets its due in Mikhail's intricate story." --Kenneth Pomeranz, University of Chicago.


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