Alex Carmel (1931-2002) was an historian of the Middle East, specialising in nineteenth-century Palestine. He joined the faculty of the University of Haifa in 1968 and was a visiting professor at the universities of Basle, Bern, Fribourg and the Free University of Berlin.

• Preface by Jakob EislerIntroductionChapter I: Ancient Haifa after the Ottoman Conquest- General description- Mount Carmel- The Carmelite OrderChapter II: The Foundation of New Haifa Dahar al-Umar, the destruction of ancient Haifa- New Haifa, its development and growth- The fate of the CarmelitesChapter III: Days of Awakening- The Egyptian conquest- Changes in the town's economic status- The construction of the new Carmelites monasteryChapter 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 portChapter V: Haifa at the End of Turkish Rule- The town- The population- The town's statusPostscript: Haifa during the Great WarBibliographyIndex

Alex Carmel (1931-2002) was an historian of the Middle East, specialising in nineteenth-century Palestine. He joined the faculty of the University of Haifa in 1968 and was a visiting professor at the universities of Basle, Bern, Fribourg and the Free University of Berlin.

• Preface by Jakob EislerIntroductionChapter I: Ancient Haifa after the Ottoman Conquest- General description- Mount Carmel- The Carmelite OrderChapter II: The Foundation of New Haifa Dahar al-Umar, the destruction of ancient Haifa- New Haifa, its development and growth- The fate of the CarmelitesChapter III: Days of Awakening- The Egyptian conquest- Changes in the town's economic status- The construction of the new Carmelites monasteryChapter 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 portChapter V: Haifa at the End of Turkish Rule- The town- The population- The town's statusPostscript: Haifa during the Great WarBibliographyIndex

Alex Carmel (1931-2002) was an historian of the Middle East, specialising in nineteenth-century Palestine. He joined the faculty of the University of Haifa in 1968 and was a visiting professor at the universities of Basle, Bern, Fribourg and the Free University of Berlin.

• Preface by Jakob EislerIntroductionChapter I: Ancient Haifa after the Ottoman Conquest- General description- Mount Carmel- The Carmelite OrderChapter II: The Foundation of New Haifa Dahar al-Umar, the destruction of ancient Haifa- New Haifa, its development and growth- The fate of the CarmelitesChapter III: Days of Awakening- The Egyptian conquest- Changes in the town's economic status- The construction of the new Carmelites monasteryChapter 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 portChapter V: Haifa at the End of Turkish Rule- The town- The population- The town's statusPostscript: Haifa during the Great WarBibliographyIndex