Natural Disasters in the Ottoman Empire
- ISBN-10
- 1107072972
- ISBN-13
- 9781107072978
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-11-24
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Yaron Ayalon
Description
Yaron Ayalon explores the Ottoman Empire's history of natural disasters and its responses on a state, communal, and individual level.
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Other editions
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- 1999
- 281 pages
- Paperback
- Crete University Press
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