On the Origins of Majālis Al-tujjār in Mid-nineteenth Century Egypt

Abstract Seeking to establish the origins of Majālis al-Tujjār, the special mixed commercial courts of Alexandria and Cairo which existed from the mid-1840s until the mid-1870s, I examine whether the Majālis had their origin in Turkey or in Egypt; and whether or not they served foreign interests and...

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Main Author: Goldberg, Jan (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill 1999
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 1999, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 193-223
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