Yuval Ben-Bassat is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Haifa. He specializes in the history of the modern Middle East, and the late Ottoman period in particular. He is the author of Petitioning the Sultan (2013), the editor of Developing Perspectives in Mamluk History (2017), the co-editor of Late Ottoman Palestine (2011) with Eyal Ginio, and the co-editor of From the Household to the Wider World (2022) with Johann Buessow. Johann Buessow is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. He specializes in the social and cultural history of the modern Middle East. He is the author of Hamidian Palestine (2011) and the co-author, with Khaled Safi, of Damascus Affairs (2013).

• Introduction: Late Ottoman Gaza, a Coastal City Detached from the Sea; 1. A Bird's Eye View of Gaza's Economy, Population and Geostrategic Position; 2. Living in Late Ottoman Gaza; 3. Relationships with the Rural Population; 4. Gaza Style Politics and the Emergence of Spatialized Factionalism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'Drawing from a wealth of memoirs and archival material, especially from the Ottoman archives, Bassat and Buessow have produced a highly detailed and valuable study of the city and neighboring villages, complete with numerous maps and aerial images … Highly recommended.' R. W. Zens, Choice

Yuval Ben-Bassat is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Haifa. He specializes in the history of the modern Middle East, and the late Ottoman period in particular. He is the author of Petitioning the Sultan (2013), the editor of Developing Perspectives in Mamluk History (2017), the co-editor of Late Ottoman Palestine (2011) with Eyal Ginio, and the co-editor of From the Household to the Wider World (2022) with Johann Buessow. Johann Buessow is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. He specializes in the social and cultural history of the modern Middle East. He is the author of Hamidian Palestine (2011) and the co-author, with Khaled Safi, of Damascus Affairs (2013).

• Introduction: Late Ottoman Gaza, a Coastal City Detached from the Sea; 1. A Bird's Eye View of Gaza's Economy, Population and Geostrategic Position; 2. Living in Late Ottoman Gaza; 3. Relationships with the Rural Population; 4. Gaza Style Politics and the Emergence of Spatialized Factionalism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'Drawing from a wealth of memoirs and archival material, especially from the Ottoman archives, Bassat and Buessow have produced a highly detailed and valuable study of the city and neighboring villages, complete with numerous maps and aerial images … Highly recommended.' R. W. Zens, Choice

Yuval Ben-Bassat is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Haifa. He specializes in the history of the modern Middle East, and the late Ottoman period in particular. He is the author of Petitioning the Sultan (2013), the editor of Developing Perspectives in Mamluk History (2017), the co-editor of Late Ottoman Palestine (2011) with Eyal Ginio, and the co-editor of From the Household to the Wider World (2022) with Johann Buessow. Johann Buessow is Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. He specializes in the social and cultural history of the modern Middle East. He is the author of Hamidian Palestine (2011) and the co-author, with Khaled Safi, of Damascus Affairs (2013).

• Introduction: Late Ottoman Gaza, a Coastal City Detached from the Sea; 1. A Bird's Eye View of Gaza's Economy, Population and Geostrategic Position; 2. Living in Late Ottoman Gaza; 3. Relationships with the Rural Population; 4. Gaza Style Politics and the Emergence of Spatialized Factionalism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'Drawing from a wealth of memoirs and archival material, especially from the Ottoman archives, Bassat and Buessow have produced a highly detailed and valuable study of the city and neighboring villages, complete with numerous maps and aerial images … Highly recommended.' R. W. Zens, Choice