Past Member
Adam Abdelhamid Sabra
Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities; additional
funding provided by the Herodotus Fund
funding provided by the Herodotus Fund
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Islamic Studies
From
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Adam Sabra is studying an aristocratic family in Ottoman Egypt (ca. 1500–1800). Arguing that families can be considered historical actors, he will attempt to explain the success of one family in advancing and preserving its political, economic, and cultural status over a period of three centuries.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Degrees
Princeton University
Ph.D.
1998