Studies on Ottoman Palestine / Amnon Cohen.

Ottoman involvement in Europe: its relevance for 16th century Palestine -- Some conventional concepts of Ottoman administration in the light of a more detailed study: the case of 18th century Palestine -- Ottoman rule and the re-emergence of the coast of Palestine -- Napoleon and Jezzar: a local perspective -- The walls of Jerusalem -- L'oeuvre de Soliman le Magnifique à Jérusalem: les murailles, la citadelle et leurs moyens de défense -- Local trade, international trade and government involvement in Jerusalem during the early Ottoman period -- Le rouge et le noir {u2013} Jerusalem style -- Gold and silver crafting in Ottoman Jerusalem; the role played by the guild -- 1516{u2013}1917: Haram-i serif {u2013} the Temple Mount under Ottoman rule -- Al-Nabi Musa {u2013} an Ottoman festival (mawsim) resurrected? -- A coffeehouse in 19th century Jerusalem: a precursor of modernization -- New evidence on demographic change: the Jewish community in 16th century Jerusalem -- Communal legal entities in a Muslim setting {u2013} theory and practice: the Jewish community in 16th-century Jerusalem -- Ottoman sources for the history of the Ottoman Jews: how important? -- Ritual murder accusations against the Jews during the days of Suleiman the Magnificent -- A tale of two women: facets of Jewish life in 19th-century Jerusalem as seen through the Muslim court records -- The Jews under Islam c.1500 {u2013} today -- On the realities of the millet system: Jerusalem in the 16th century -- The Ottoman approach to Christians and Christianity in 16th-century Jerusalem -- The expulsion of the Franciscans from Mount Zion: old documents and new interpretations -- The receding of the Christian presence in the Holy Land: a 19th-century sijill in the light of the 16th-century tahrirs.

Includes bibliographical references and index.