Open AccessThe Role of Women in 19th Century Mount Lebanon
Author(s) -
Nada Awar
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
al-raida
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2226-4841
pISSN - 0259-9953
DOI - 10.32380/alrj.v0i0.1141
Subject(s) - donkey , mount , ancient history , geography , history , socioeconomics , archaeology , sociology , engineering , mechanical engineering
Nineteenth Century Mount Lebanon consisted of an agricultural village society. Communication between the villages was difficult because connecting roads were very narrow. unpaved and in primitive condition. Donkeys were the popular means of transportation. The donkey driver. Mkari, acted as a means for communication and a post-man between the villages. People who could not afford the Mkari's fees or who did not own a donkey walked from one village to another whenever neccessary.