(print) xiii, 241 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Preface ix -- Abbreviations xv -- PART I : The Religious, Social, and Economic History of the Hijaz Introduction: Religion, the Ottomans, and the Hijaz 3 -- Chapter 1 : People and Places 10 -- Chapter 2 : Religion 39 -- Chapter 3 : Pilgrimage and Health 58 -- Chapter 4 : Learning and Law 74 -- Chapter 5 : Commerce 92 -- Chapter 6 : Social Organization 113 -- PART II : The Political History of the Hijaz -- Chapter 7 : Restoration and Rebellion, 1840-1858 131 -- Chapter 8 : The Tranquil Amirate, 1859-1882 153 -- Chapter 9 : Compromise Challenged, Established, and Threatened Anew, 1883-1908 186 -- Conclusions 220 -- Appendix : Amirs of the Hijaz, 1840-1908 227 -- Glossary 228 -- Bibliography 229 -- Index 235