{"product_id":"the-imperial-school-for-tribes-9780755649747","title":"The Imperial School for Tribes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMehmet Ali Neyzi\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in Middle Eastern history from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. A graduate of Princeton University, USA, prior to academia he pursued a successful business career and was CEO of several large companies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeyzi’s fine study uncovers an important but rarely-studied subject in Modern Middle East history. It brings together the imperial and local\/tribal in the example of Abdulhamid’s School for Tribes and using hitherto-unused primary sources. A must-read. * M. Talha Çiçek, Assistant Professor, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey *\u003cbr\u003eAn exhaustive study of a short-lived yet venerable Ottoman educational institution and its notable alumni,  who hailed from the margins of the empire and rose to prominence during the empire-to-nation transition in the Middle East. * Hasan Kayali, Professor, University of California, San Diego *\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers a unique perspective on nineteenth century Ottoman efforts at modernization and reforms designed to keep the empire together. One ambitious project was a boarding school in Istanbul for the sons of the tribal leaders. In this well-written book, Neyzi skillfully examines the school and its legacy through the lives and careers of its Arab graduates. -- Sevket Pamuk * Bogaziçi University, Turkey *\u003cbr\u003eIn charting the history of Sultan Abdulhamid’s \u003ci\u003eAsiret Mektebi,\u003c\/i\u003e Mehmet Ali Neyzi’s superbly researched book makes a pivotal contribution to our understanding of state-building in the Late Ottoman Empire. It casts new light on the tribal politics of the Hamidian era and deftly links the ‘Imperial School for the Tribes’ to the history of the ‘Last Ottoman Generation’ in Libya and the Fertile Crescent\u003ci\u003e, documenting the role of its most prominent graduates in the complex history of anti-colonial resistance and imperial collaboration that accompanied the shift to a European dominated state system\u003c\/i\u003e. * Tariq Tell, American University of Beirut *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Chapter 1 - The Asiret Mektebi : A Chronology                        Chapter 2 - Recruitment and Placement                               The Inauguration                               Quotas Vs Actual Enrollment                               Greater Syria                               Hijaz and Yemen                               Libya                               Iraq                               Kurds, Albanians and Javanese                               A New Breed of Soldiers and Bureaucrats  Chapter 3 - Educators and Curriculum                               Directors of the School                               Curriculum                                Chapter 4 - Lifestories  – Greater Syria                               The No-Man’s-Land of Deir Ez-Zor                                 Ramadan Shallash, National Hero or Collaborator?                               The Hawran Druze                               Fahd al-Atrash and His Family                               The Merhebis of Akkar   Chapter 5 - Lifestories  – Libya                                The Memoirs of a Graduate – Omar Mansour                                “Arap Kaymakam” – Orhan Kologlu                                The Sons of Sheikh Zafir and Other Libyan Students  Chapter 6 – Lifestories – Iraq                                  The Saadun Family of Muntafiq                                 The Prime Minister Who Committed Suicide – Abdulmuhsin Saadun  Conclusion","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037721362775,"sku":"9780755649747","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780755649747.jpg?v=1750936990","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-imperial-school-for-tribes-9780755649747","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}