Boxberger On the Edge of Empire

Hadhramawt, Emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8935-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten

Reihe: SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies

Explores the social and political history of the Qu`ayti and Kathiri sultanates of Hadhramawt during their gradual incorporation into the British Empire.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boxberger, Linda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations Preface: Making History in Hadhramawt Acknowledgments Introduction PART ONE. Aspects of Social Indentity in Hadhramawt and Abroad 1. Identity in Hadhrami Society 2. Hadhrami Emigration and the Mahjar PART TWO. The Ordering of Life in Town and Country 3. Urban and Rural Life in the Interior 4. Urban and Rural Life on the Coast and Its Hinterland PART THREE. Social Institutions and the Emergence of Social Criticism 5. Rites of Passage, Ceremonies, and Social Critique 6. Religious Belief, Practice, and Education: Tradition, Revival, and Critique PART FOUR. Politics, Power, and Conflict 7. The Two Sultanates: Rivals from Inception to Union (1880s to 1918) 8. The Sultanates: Challengers and Reformers (1918 to 1936) Conclusion Appendix A
Rulers of Hadhramawt, Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Appendix B
Qu'ayti-Kathiri Agreement of 1918 (the Aden Agreement) Notes
Selected Bibliography, English and European Languages
Selected Bibliography, Arabic Language
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Linda Boxberger is an independent scholar, with extensive experience teaching and conducting research in Yemen. She received her Ph.D. in history from The University of Texas at Austin.