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A history of Jeddah : the gate to Mecca in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Freitag, Ulrike, author

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\"Jeddah was characterised bv a cosmopolitan population, resulting from the city's close connection to maritime trade and its function as the port of Mecca, the holymost city of Islam. Locally, this was conceptualised as the responsibility of hospitality for the guests of God. The study traces different groups of migrants and follows their integration into the city's evolving urban fabric from the late Ottoman to early Saudi period. Its focus are the social, professional and religious institutions ordering life in the city and allowing newcomers to establish themselves. With increasing Western attempts to control the pilgrimage and establish their influence, the Ottoman authorities tightened immigration rules. However, only Saudi Arabian modernisation and large scale labour immigration fundamentally altered the immigration regime. The clear boundaries between nationals and foreigners increasingly limited possibilities for social integration. This notwithstanding, the history of hospitality, in connection with the urban space of old Jeddah, has become a key component of local pride and identity\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Sociology, Urban Saudi Arabia Jiddah. / Local government Saudi Arabia Jiddah. / Jiddah (Saudi Arabia) History 19th century. / Jiddah (Saudi Arabia) History 20th century. / Jiddah (Saudi Arabia) Social conditions 19th century. / Jiddah (Saudi Arabia) Social conditions 20th century. / Jiddah (Saudi Arabia) Economic conditions 19th century. / Jiddah (Saudi Arabia) Economic conditions 20th century. / Jiddah (Saudi Arabia) Emigration and immigration.
• ISBN: 9781108478793, 9781108746205

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS248.J5 F74 2020	1	BOOK	GENERAL