Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
About the Book Series
The region's history from the earliest times to the present is catered for by this series made up of the very latest research. Books include political, social, cultural, religious and economic history.
British Somaliland: An Administrative History, 1920-1960
1st Edition
By Brock Millman
December 12, 2019
British Somaliland provides a history of the administration of the British Somaliland Protectorate from the time when Somaliland first became governable, following the defeat of Abdullah Hassan, to independence. Describing the interplay between general imperial policies, and greater realities and ...
Histories of the Jews of Egypt: An Imagined Bourgeoisie, 1880s-1950s
1st Edition
By Dario Miccoli
December 12, 2019
Up until the advent of Nasser and the 1956 War, a thriving and diverse Jewry lived in Egypt – mainly in the two cities of Alexandria and Cairo, heavily influencing the social and cultural history of the country. Histories of the Jews of Egypt argues that this Jewish diaspora should be viewed as "an...
The Druze Community and the Lebanese State: Between Confrontation and Reconciliation
1st Edition
By Yusri Hazran
December 12, 2019
One of the fundamental questions of Middle Eastern, and Lebanese studies in particular, is the history of the relationship between the Druze community and the state in modern Lebanon. Arguing that the Druze community has been politically alienated from the Lebanese state, this book explores the ...
Protestant Missionaries in the Levant: Ungodly Puritans, 1820-1860
1st Edition
By Samir Khalaf
May 24, 2017
Through focusing on the unintended by-products of New England Puritanism as a cultural transplant in the Levant, this book explores the socio-historical forces which account for the failure of early envoys’ attempts to convert the ‘native,’ population. Early failure in conversion led to later ...
War and State Formation in Syria: Cemal Pasha's Governorate During World War I, 1914-1917
1st Edition
By M. Talha Çiçek
December 08, 2016
During the First World War, Cemal Pasha attempted to establish direct control over Syrian and thereby reaffirm Ottoman authority there through various policies of control, including the abolishment of local intermediaries. Elaborating on these Ottoman policies of control, this book assesses Cemal ...
The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East: Intelligence and Decolonization, 1940-1948
1st Edition
By Meir Zamir
November 10, 2016
The role of intelligence in colonialism and decolonization is a rapidly expanding field of study. The premise of The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East is that intelligence statecraft is the "missing dimension" in the established historiography of the Middle East during and after World War ...
The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam: A comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods
1st Edition
By Ali Anooshahr
March 27, 2014
The Ghazi Sultans were frontier holy-warrior kings of late medieval and early modern Islamic history. This book is a comparative study of three particular Ghazis in the Muslim world at that time, demonstrating the extent to which these men were influenced by the actions and writings of their ...
The Origins of Syrian Nationhood: Histories, Pioneers and Identity
1st Edition
Edited
By Adel Beshara
March 07, 2014
The ‘Syria idea’ emerged in the nineteenth century as a concept of national awakening superseding both Arab nationalism and separatist currents. Looking at nationalist movements, ideas and individuals, this book traces the origin and development of the idea of Syrian nationhood from the perspective...
Ending Empire in the Middle East: Britain, the United States and Post-war Decolonization, 1945-1973
1st Edition
By Simon C. Smith
November 07, 2013
This book is a major and wide-ranging re-assessment of Anglo-American relations in the Middle Eastern context. It analyses the process of ending of empire in the Middle East from 1945 to the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Based on original research into both British and American archival sources, it ...
The Origins of the Libyan Nation: Colonial Legacy, Exile and the Emergence of a New Nation-State
1st Edition
By Anna Baldinetti
February 27, 2013
Libya is a typical example of a colonial or external creation. This book addresses the emergence and construction of nation and nationalism, particularly among Libyan exiles in the Mediterranean region. It charts the rise of nationalism from the colonial era and shows how it developed through an ...
British Pro-Consuls in Egypt, 1914-1929: The Challenge of Nationalism
1st Edition
By C. W. R. Long
October 06, 2010
With World War I and Egypt's colourful politics as background, C.W.R. Long tells the story of four proconsuls (McMahon, Wingate, Allenby and Lloyd), their principal opponent, Sa'ad Zaghul, and the great events of the time: the rise of the Wafd party, the uprising of 1919, the murder of Sir Lee...
Mamluks and Ottomans: Studies in Honour of Michael Winter
1st Edition
Edited
By David J Wasserstein, Ami Ayalon
August 25, 2010
Focusing on Near Eastern history in Mamluk and Ottoman times, this book, dedicated to Michael Winter, stresses elements of variety and continuity in the history of the Near East, an area of study which has traditionally attracted little attention from Islamists. Ranging over the period from ...