Ottoman Haifa : A History of Four Centuries Under Turkish Rule (Hardcover)

Preface by Jakob Eisler Introduction Chapter I: Ancient Haifa after the Ottoman Conquest - General description - Mount Carmel - The Carmelite Order Chapter II: The Foundation of New Haifa Dahar al-Umar, the destruction of ancient Haifa - New Haifa, its development and growth - The fate of the Carmelites Chapter III: Days of Awakening - The Egyptian conquest - Changes in the town's economic status - The construction of the new Carmelites monastery Chapter IV: The Period of Flourishing Progress - Settling of the Germans - The struggle between the Germans and the Carmelites - The consolidation of the Jewish Community - The Hejaz Railway and the port Chapter V: Haifa at the End of Turkish Rule - The town - The population - The town's status Postscript: Haifa during the Great War Bibliography Index