The urban development of Aleppo in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is explored, focusing on the patronage of urban architectural complexes by Ottomans, members of the ruling imperial Elite based in Istanbul. The synchronic and diachronic study of architectural interventi…
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For several decades historians have struggled with the dynamics of cross-cultural contact and the creation of perceptions of the "other". Detailed studies of the European image of the Islamicate world during the pre-modern period rarely analyze why and how these representations …
As the long 19th century drew to a close in the Ottoman Middle East, existing structures of power, legitimacy and knowledge came under increasing strain. The certainties of rank, faith and gender fell away in the face of several internal and external challenges. One of the most …
In this thesis, I show how communities living together in relative equality in Aleppo, Syria, and fleeing the same conflict, experienced very different outcomes depending on which religious community they belonged to. Members of the Greek Orthodox Christian community from Aleppo…
This thesis examines the methods by which the Ottoman Empire conquered and endeavored to control the city of Aleppo--a cosmopolitan urban center now in northern Syria. It employs a broad understanding of conquest, one that considers engagements and orientations stretching far ar…
The issue of morality in Islamic law, particularly the morality of women, is a contentious issue today. Increasingly the issue of zina (sexual indiscretion) has appeared at the forefront of morality discourses in the Islamic World. This study compares the theory and practice of …
Following the Ottoman consolidation of trade routes to the Persian Gulf in the 1530's, the city of Aleppo emerged as the principle emporium of East-West trade in the Levant. In subsequent decades, primarily through several waqf endowments set up by Ottoman officials, the urban c…