Download or read book To Come to the Land written by Abraham David and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 1999-03-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An English translation of a Hebrew work (Jerusalem, 1993) that examines the lasting impression made by Jewish settlers on the commercial, social, and intellectual life of the area under early Ottoman rule. The cities of Jerusalem and Safed are examined in detail against a background of patterns of immigration and settlement, and the economic and legal conditions. Aimed at scholars of intellectual history as well as at those interested in the interconnections among Ottoman policy, economic realities, demographic upheavals, and cultural creativity. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR