Bücher der Reihe SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East

Modernisation brought about market principles to the economy and more complex administrative controls as part of state power. This book compares the different intellectual atmospheres between the pre-republican and the republican periods, and identifies the roots of republican authoritarianism in the intellectual heritage of the earlier period.

This book examines the causes and consequences of the many crises within the Egyptian political, sociological, economic and moral legacy and the strategies which Mubarak's government has devised to cope with that legacy.

Provincializing the history of the Ottoman Empire, this book provides a critical approach to the projects of `modernity¿ that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past two centuries.

This book examines the intellectual development of the Young Turk movement and its impact on the transition from Ottoman empire to Turkish republic.

This book provides a comparative study of government policies and ideologies of two states towards minority populations living within their borders.

Over the wartime period, millions of people across the Empire died as a result of warfare, epidemics, famines and massacres. However, for the Ottoman leaders their entry into the war was not just a response to a life-or-death struggle, but rather presented them with an opportunity to transform the empire into a new type of state. Syria in World War I brings together leading scholars working with original Turkish, Arabic, Armenian and German sources, to present a comprehensive examination of this key period in Syriäs history. Together, the chapters demonstrate how the war represented a radical break from the past for the Syrian lands, which underwent crucial political, economic, social and cultural transformations. It contextualises various facets of the then Unionist ruler of Syria, Djemal Pasha, as well as exploring the impact of the Ottoman leaders¿ divergent policies on the Syrian lands and people, which would undergo a series of political, economic and ecological catastrophes whose traces are still evident in the region¿s collective memory.

This collection of studies remedies a dearth of serious scholarship in the area. Kurdish history, society and culture are considered, as are the international political and legal dimensions of the Kurds' situation.

This book examines the intellectual development of the Young Turk movement and its impact on the transition from Ottoman empire to Turkish republic.

This book focuses on one of the most pressing topics in the field of Ottoman urban studies, namely the question why cities formerly known for their multi-ethnic and multi religious composition became increasingly marked by conflict in the 19th century.

Leading scholars reflect the wide range of modern perspectives on the Qu'ran and on the Muslim exegetical tradition.

This book provides a comparative study of government policies and ideologies of two states towards minority populations living within their borders.

Provide an alternative view of Middle Eastern history by focusing on the oppressed and the excluded. This book offers a challenge to the usual elite narratives. Based on perspectives drawn from the work of the social historians, it seeks to restore a sense of historical agency to subaltern classes in the region.

Provincializing the history of the Ottoman Empire, this book provides a critical approach to the projects of `modernity¿ that took place in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past two centuries.Leaving their mark on this period are; the turmoil of insurgency in Greece and Egypt, a growing intervention of European Powers in Eastern Mediterranean politics, and the unfolding of large reform projects within the administration of the Ottoman Empire. Whilst these developments have prompted enduring debates over Middle Eastern paths of transformation, the case of Cyprus has remained isolated from these discussions, something this book seeks to address. One of the first research monographs to appear in English on Cyprus during the eventful times of the Ottoman `long¿ 19th century, this book consistently seeks to provide a dialogue between source analyses and theoretical frameworks. Exploring the myriad relationships between this singular locality and the regional ¿ not to say global ¿ dynamics of empire, trade and social change at that time, A Provincial History of the Ottoman Empire will be of interest to students and scholars with an interest in the Middle East and Modern History.

Examines the city in the Ottoman Empire as a thoroughfare and destination of human migration. Drawing upon case studies from across the Middle East and Europe, this title provides fresh insights on Ottoman institutions and the structure of society.

Courts and the complex phenomenon of the courtly society have received intensified interest in academic research over the years. This book provides a comparative perspective on the history of courtly culture in Muslim societies from the earliest times to the nineteenth century, and presents a collection of images of courtly life and architecture.

Argues that Indonesian nationalism rested on Islamic ecumenism heightened by colonial rule and the pilgrimage. After demonstrating the close linkage between Cairene ideology and Indonesian nationalism, this book shows how developments in the Middle East continued to play a role in shaping Islamic politics in colonial Indonesia.

Aims to bring together research on aspects of urban life and structure by architectural and textual historians and archaeologists, engendering perspectives on urban life in the pre-modern Islamic world. This book examines case studies from seventh-century Syria to seventeenth-century Mughal India.

Examines the rise and development of the Arab intellectual under colonial rule through to independence. This book includes coverage of a number of states and individuals including liberals, radical secularists and salafi intellectuals.

Examines important elements in the economic and political systems in Jordan, and argues that the state possesses a certain amount of economic resilience and has successfully fostered a national identity.

These studies describe the recent collapse of Sudan's state and economy and explain the difficulties of potential solutions. Issues discussed include famine, debt, religion and the roots of political instability.

This book examines the causes and consequences of the many crises within the Egyptian political, sociological, economic and moral legacy and the strategies which Mubarak's government has devised to cope with that legacy.

Thirteen essays by leading scholars reflect on the range of modern perspectives on the Qur'an and on the Muslim exegetical tradition. Taken together, they provide a sample of the aims, methods and topics of enquiry now being pursued.

Presents a study on the nature of Ottoman administration under Sultan Abdulhamid and the effects of this on the three provinces that were to form the modern state of Iraq. This book provides a general commentary on the late Ottoman provincial administration and presents a picture of the nature of its interaction with provincial society.