Empire, Islam, and Politics of Difference

Ottoman Rule in Yemen, 1849-1919
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-21131-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 48, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

Reihe: The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage

Historians of the Middle East in the long nineteenth century have often considered empire-building the preserve of European powers. This book revises this picture by exploring how the Ottomans re-conquered and ruled large parts of present-day Yemen between 1849 and the end of World War I, after more than two centuries of independence under local dynasties. Drawing on a wide range of sources and on recent scholarship on empire and colonialism Empire, Islam, and Politics of Difference shows how the concepts and practices of Ottoman imperial rule were shaped through the encounters between Ottoman officials, their European rivals, and local communities. The result is a fresh look at the nature of governance in the late Ottoman Empire more generally.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the history of the Ottoman Empire, the history of the Modern Middle East, the history of Yemen, and the history of empire and colonialism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuehn, Thomas

Fachgebiete

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

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Kuehn, Ph.D. (2005) in History and Middle Eastern Studies, New York University, is Assistant Professor of Middle East History at Simon Fraser University. He has published extensively on the politics and culture of late Ottoman imperial rule in Arabia.