Marcus, Abraham,  1948- <br/><br/>
The Middle East on the eve of modernity :  Aleppo in the eighteenth century / 
Abraham Marcus. 
 - New York :  Columbia University Press,  c1989. 
 - xiv, 418 p., [10] p. of plates (some fol.) :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - A study of the Middle East Institute .
<br/><br/> include bibliography,index 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-400) and index. 
<br/><br/>The place : setting and local consciousness -- The people : groups, classes and social contrasts -- Order and disorder : power, politics, and the law -- Economic welfare : the external sources of wealth -- Economic welfare : the market, family, and charity -- The mind : religion, learning, and popular culture -- The body : health, disease, and death -- The urban experience : space, services, and public spirit -- The urban experience : neighborhood life and personal privacy 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0231065949 (alk. paper) 9780231065948 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>88036599 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>City and town life--History--Syria--Aleppo--18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Aleppo (Syria)--Civilization.<br/>Syria--History--1516-1918.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS99.A56  / M37 1989 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>956.913