Malek Sharif, Imperial Norms and Local Realities: The Ottoman Municipal Laws and the Municipality of Beirut, 1860-1908

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Taglia, Stefano
Malek Sharif, Imperial Norms and Local Realities: The Ottoman Municipal Laws and the Municipality of Beirut, 1860-1908.
[SHARIF, Malek.: Imperial Norms and Local Realities: The Ottoman Municipal Laws and the Municipality of Beirut, 1860-1908]. Archiv orientální: Quarterly Journal of African and Asian Studies. Orientální ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. Roč. 83, č. 1 (2015), s. 207-212. ISSN 0044-8699
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z9021901
Institutional support: RVO:68378009
Keywords : Ottoman Empire * nineteenth century * modernization
Subject RIV: AB - History

19th Century reform, as initiated by Istanbul, had different effects and impacts in the Ottoman Empire, region by region and, sometimes, clashed with local realities. Malek Sharif's book tells the story of the efforts of the municipality of Beirut to modernise in the face of Istanbul's needs and constraints.
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