Preface
Introduction
The Geographical and Historical Inheritance
Between Egypt and the Sea
The Ottoman Town
Muhammad Ali's City, 1807-1848
Engineering a Renaissance
Restructuring Urban Administration
A Demographic Profile at Mid-Century
Bridgehead of Colonialism, 1848-1882
The Boom Years
Property and Privilege
Administration and Society after 1850
Mediterranean Magnet
The Crisis of 1882
Conclusion
Census Documents