Bori reviews the contents and arguments of Marina Rustow’s latest book, where she scrutinized hundreds of Fatimid administrative documents from the Cairo Geniza and reassessed the widespread idea that, before the Ottomans, the Middle East produced and preserved few documents and that, as a result, medieval Middle eastern states were either run inefficiently or were ruled by despots.
Caterina Bori (2023). The documentary culture of a Medieval Middle Eastern State. STORICA, 29(86), 133-146 [10.23744/5441].
The documentary culture of a Medieval Middle Eastern State
Caterina Bori
2023
Abstract
Bori reviews the contents and arguments of Marina Rustow’s latest book, where she scrutinized hundreds of Fatimid administrative documents from the Cairo Geniza and reassessed the widespread idea that, before the Ottomans, the Middle East produced and preserved few documents and that, as a result, medieval Middle eastern states were either run inefficiently or were ruled by despots.File in questo prodotto:
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