This dissertation is a study of Ottoman expansion in the Indian Ocean, beginning with Sultan Selim the Grim's conquest of Egypt in 1517, and ending with the corsair Mir Ali Beg's last naval expedition to the Swahili Coast in 1589. The aim of my research is to create a coherent n…
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This dissertation examines the Cold War and its termination, the collapse of the Russian empire which was embodied in the Soviet Union, and the evolution of Russian policy towards the Commonwealth of Independent States from 1992 to 1997. These subjects are examined in order to a…
Despite amounting to a mere one percent of the population of the Byzantine Empire, the Jews there left a lasting mark on the economic development of the region, particularly in the sector of textile trade and production. At the same time, the Jews engaged in an entire set of pro…
This study explores the roots of the first conquest of Muslim territory accomplished by the united principality of Catalonia and Aragon, known today as the Crown of Aragon, and the course of incorporation and consolidation by Christian rulers and settlers over one-hundred fifty …
This dissertation focuses on the intellectual issues that surround the most dramatic form of human encounter: that of imperial conquest. By examining the modes of thought available to conquering societies I examine the way in which specific narrative traditions influence the pro…
This dissertation consists of two parts. Part one is a translation of the Egyptian history within the Futuh Misr wa Akhbaruha of Ibn 'Abd al-Hakam. The Futuh Misr , as I refer to it in this dissertation, is a ninth century history written by the Egyptian historian/legalist, Ibn …
Weak states present a number of challenges to international order; contributing to problems of terrorism, large-scale migration, refugee crises, international crime, and political violence. While they have always existed, historically they were frequently eliminated by the inter…
This study takes as its focus the history and representation of Muhammad b. Qasim, the commander of the Muslim forces which conquered the region of Sindh (present day Pakistan) in the eighth century. The history of Muhammad b. Qasim emerged as a central originary myth for the po…
The imposition of Mongol political authority over the Seljuk realms of Anatolia during the mid-thirteenth century brought about vast changes not only in the demographics of the region, but also in its political structures and culture. This dissertation studies the dynamics of ea…