As the borders of the Ottoman Empire crumbled throughout the latter half of the nineteenth century, unprecedented amounts of foreign capital poured in from investors who were eager to capitalize on its sparsely regulated industries. Yet the abundance of literature concerned with…
"Relations between the United States and the Middle East are going through a period of significant change in which the use of force in pursuit of national interests has proved to be increasingly counter-productive. A new policy direction has been adopted which seeks to promote e…
The author offers an analysis of the politics of state building in the Middle East, viewed through the lens of health. Elise Young argues that gendered, raced and classed constructions of health are central to such state building processes.
In 1923, the Modern Turkish Republic rose from the ashes of the Ottoman Empire, proclaiming a new era in the Middle East. However, many of the contemporary issues affecting Turkish state and society today have their roots not only in the in the history of the republic, but in th…
This perspective on history's influence on contemporary tensions in Turkey will contribute to the ongoing debates surrounding Turkey's accession to the EU. It offers insights into the social transformations in the transition from Ottoman Empire to Turkish Nation-State.
"As a result of the formation of the modern Turkish state, nationalist narratives of the Ottoman Empire's collapse are commonplace. Remapping the Ottoman Middle East, on the other hand, examines alternative and disparate routes to modernity during the nineteenth century. Pursuin…
Maurice Cowling is a well-known and controviersial British historian and thinker in the field of Conservatism, British democracy and life in modern Britain. This book brings together perspectives from politics, religion and philosophy to explore Cowling's work.