Publisher: The Centre for Lebanese Studies and I B Tauris & Co Ltd, Oxford and London, 2003.
E-book ISBN: 9781860648564

This work makes detailed studies and extensive use of Ottoman chancery documents, aiming to fill many gaps in the historical record. It sets out to answer such questions as: how did the Ottomans run their empire? How did they view Lebanon? What were their prime concerns in the region? Each section is prefaced by a short introduction that places the documents in historical context and analyzes their content and scope.

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