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Taylor & Francis The Ottoman Army and the First World War
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Studies in Islamic Traditions and Literature
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Taylor & Francis The Umayyad World
Book SynopsisThe Umayyad World encompasses the archaeology, history, art, and architecture of the Umayyad era (644â750 CE).This era was formative both for world history and for the history of Islam. Subjects covered in detail in this collection include regions conquered in Umayyad times, ethnic and religious identity among the conquerors, political thought and culture, administration and the law, art and architecture, the history of religion, pilgrimage and the Qurâan, and violence and rebellion. Close attention is paid to new methods of analysis and interpretation, including source critical studies of the historiography and inter-disciplinary approaches combining literary sources and material evidence.Scholars of Islamic history, archaeologists, and researchers interested in the Umayyad Caliphate, its context, and infl uence on the wider world, will find much to enjoy in this volume.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Umayyad World; Part I Political Culture; 2. Living Together: Social Perceptions and Changing Interactions of Arabian Believers and Other Religious Communities during the Umayyad Period; 3. Prophetic Dominion, Umayyad Kingship: Varieties of Mulk in the Early Islamic Period; 4. Ethnicity, Power and Umayyad Society: The Rise and Fall of the People of Maʿadd; 5. Umayyad Visual Culture and Its Models; Part II Scribes, Administration and Law; 6. Aspects of Umayyad Administration; 7. The Social and Economic Background of Provincial Administrators in Egypt; 8. The Umayyads and the Formation of Islamic Judgeship; 9. Al-Awzaʿi and the Umayyad Influence on Islamic Legal Development; 10. The Surrender Agreements – Origins and Authenticity; Part III Regions of the Umayyad World: Conquest, Society and Economy; 11.The Umayyad North (Or: How Umayyad was the Umayyad Caliphate?); 12. Elites in the Countryside: The Economic and Political Factors behind the Umayyad ‘Desert Castles’; 13. The Umayyad Red Sea as an Islamic Mare Nostrum; 14. The Umayyads and North Africa: Imperial Rule and Frontier Society; 15. Conquest and Settlement: What Al-Andalus can tell Us about the Arab Expansion at the Time of the Umayyad Caliphate; 16. Ecology, Economy and the Conquest of Khurasan; Part IV Pilgrimage in Mecca and Jerusalem; 17. The Transition from Late Antiquity to Early Islam in Western Arabia; 18. Ibn al-Zubayr, the Kaʿba and the Dome of the Rock; 19. Umayyad Jerusalem: From a Religious Capital to a Religious Town; Part V Religion and Identity in the Material Evidence20. Arabic Rock Inscriptions up to 750 CE; 21. The Written Transmission of the Qurʾan during Umayyad Times: Contextualising the Codex Amrensis 1; 22. Christian Art and Visual Culture in Umayyad Bilad al-Sham; Part VI Limits of Empire: Rebellion, Resistance and Legacy; 23. Kharijism in the Umayyad Period; 24. Qurashi Marriage and the Roots of Revolt: The Rebellion of ʿAbd Allah b. Muʿawiya, 744–747; 25. How the West was Won: Unearthing the Umayyad History of the Conquest of the Maghrib; 26. Power, Law and Ideology in Umayyad Al-Andalus
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Taylor & Francis The History and Politics of the Bedouin Reimagining Nomadism in Modern Palestine
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Taylor & Francis The Rise and Fall of British Crusader Medievalism c.18251945
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Taylor & Francis The Ottoman Army and the First World War
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive new operational military history of the Ottoman army during the First World War. Drawing from archives, official military histories, personal war narratives and sizable Turkish secondary literature, it tells the incredible story of the Ottoman armyâs struggle from the mountains of the Caucasus to the deserts of Arabia and the bloody shores of Gallipoli. The Ottoman army, by opening new fronts, diverted and kept sizeable units of British, Russian and French forces away from the main theatres and even sent reinforcements to Austro-Hungary and Bulgaria. Against all odds the Ottoman army ultimately achieved some striking successes, not only on the battlefield, but in their total mobilization of the empireâs meagre human and economic resources. However, even by the terrible standards of the First World War, these achievements came at a terrible price in casualties and, ultimately, loss of territory. Thus, instead of improving the integrity and security of the empiTrade Review"The Ottoman Army and the First World War is a thorough analysis of the Ottoman Army on all fronts during the Great War. It describes its operational military history and military effectiveness during that war, and it is difficult to disagree with Uyar in his assessment that Western historiography has for too long ignored the so-called peripheral campaigns of the war ... This book is a long overdue addition to the modern historiography of the First World War."Michael Tyquin, British Journal for Military HistoryTable of ContentsList of figures viiiList of maps xiiPreface xiiiA note on transliteration xix1 Prelude to war 12 The decision to go to war 383 Opening moves 714 The year of uncertainty: 1915 1065 The year of glory and disappointment: 1916 2116 The dreams and realities: 1917 2827 The year of disasters: 1918 357Epilogue 417Bibliography 424Index 449
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Constituting the Political Economy of the Kurds
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Elite Theory and the 2003 Iraq Occupation by the
Book SynopsisThis book locates US elites as members of corporate elite networks and drivers of corporate elite interests, arguing that studying the social sources of US power plays an important part in understanding the nature of their decisions in US foreign policy.Exploring the decisions taken by American elites on the Iraq War, the author argues that the decisions and agendas US elites pursued in Iraq were driven by corporate elite interests embedded in them as individuals and in groups through the corporate elite networks they were rooted in which they prioritised, using democracy promotion as a cover up. Using elite theory, membership network analysis and content analysis, this book explains who these elites were, how their backgrounds and social influences impacted their world-views, and what this looked like in a detailed exploration of their decision-making on the ground in Iraq. Nouri examines the nature of US power, what drives it, what it looks like and its legacies.ThTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: Theories and methods Chapter Two: Backgrounds, world-views, and networks in the George W. Bush elite Chapter Three: US elite decision-making in the creation of Iraq’s 2005 constitution Chapter Four: US elite decision-making in the privatisation of Iraq Chapter Five: The legacy of US democracy promotion in Iraq – Iraq’s elitist political system Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crafting Turkish National Identity 19191927
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Taylor & Francis Natural Materials of the Holy Land and the Visual Translation of Place 5001500
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Historiography Ideology and Politics in the Ancient Near East and Israel
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Palestinian Prisoners Movement
Book SynopsisProviding a contemporary history of the Palestinian prisoners movement, this book illustrates the centrality of the movement in the broader Palestinian national struggle. Based on direct interviews with former prisoners and former security sector personnel, it offers new insights into the strategies that prisoners employed to gain rights over time, as well as the tactics used by prison authorities to maintain control. Prisons have functioned as microcosms of the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict for decades, with the Israeli state aiming to use mass incarceration for security, and Palestinian prisoners seeking to take back the prison space for organizing and resistance. Prisoners' actions included but were not limited to hunger strikes, as prisoners often relied more on everyday acts of noncompliance and developing an internal counterorder to challenge authorities. The volume demonstrates how the Palestinian prisoners movement was intertwined with the Palestinian naTrade Review"Rigorous, humane, and brave. This ‘history of the present’ illuminates Palestinian resistance in prison in both everyday and more confrontational forms, and how prison resistance has related to the national movement over time. This volume is invaluable especially because it asks us to listen to former Palestinian prisoners themselves. It is an important and powerful read for journalists, policy makers, activists, students, and scholars concerned with Palestinians living under military occupation and (beyond Palestine) with ways of living and struggling in prison." — Amahl Bishara, Tufts University"In situating first-hand prisoner accounts alongside historical analysis, Norman affirms the crucial role the Palestinian Prisoner movement assume within the broad spectrum of Palestinian resistance. This detailed and engaging analysis is an important and timely contribution to the broader field of political resistance to incarceration." — Brendan Browne, Trinity College Dublin"Julie Norman’s outstanding study uses testimony from Palestinian political prisoners themselves to explore the "counterorder" they construct within Israeli prisons and how this is linked to the broader dynamics of the nationalist movement. It is at once both sensitive and insightful, with much to offer scholars of Palestinian politics, prison activism, and popular mobilization." — Rex Brynen, McGill University"Using concepts from the literature on social movement and nonviolent resistance, Julie Norman, in superb narrative fashion, explores the relationship between the prisoners’ movement and the Palestinian national movement. Tracing changes in the prisons—and the prisoners’ efforts—over time, Norman captures the human agency of Palestinians caught in the crossfires of the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict." — Maia Carter Hallward, Kennesaw State University"In fascinating detail, Julie Norman explores the evolution of the Palestinian prisoner movement. Collective resistance, hunger-strikes, education, and mobilisation beyond the prisons all speak to the central role of the prisons in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This book is a must read for those who care about the Middle East and political imprisonment in general. An impressive achievement." — Kieran McEvoy, Queens University BelfastTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Imprisonment, Detention, and the Legal System 3. Resistance through Organizing: The Counterorder 4. Resistance through Actions: Hunger Strikes and Civil Disobedience 5. Palestinian Politics and Shifts after Oslo 6. Diffusion of Activism 7. Security and the State 8. Conclusion
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