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.
Russia and Iran in the Great Game: Travelogues and Orientalism
1st Edition
By Elena Andreeva
August 20, 2010
This book examines the Russian explorers and officials in the nineteenth and early twentieth century who came into contact with Iran as a part of the Great Game. It demonstrates the development of Russia's own form of Orientalism, a phenomenon that has previously been thought to be exclusive to the...
The Pasha's Bedouin: Tribes and State in the Egypt of Mehemet Ali, 1805-1848
1st Edition
By Reuven Aharoni
August 20, 2010
Egypt’s history is interwoven with conflicts of Bedouin, governments and peasants, competing over same cultivated lands and of migrations of nomads from the deserts to the Nile Valley. Mehemet Ali’s era represented the initial ending of the traditional tribalism, and the beginning of emergence of a...
The Survey of Palestine Under the British Mandate, 1920-1948
1st Edition
By Dov Gavish
August 20, 2010
This book is a historical study of the survey and mapping system of Palestine under the British Mandate. It traces the background and the reasoning behind the establishment of the survey programme, examines the foundations upon which the system was based, and strives to understand the motivation of...
Islam, Secularism and Nationalism in Modern Turkey: Who is a Turk?
1st Edition
By Soner Cagaptay
September 03, 2009
It is commonly believed that during the interwar period, Kemalist secularism successfully eliminated religion from the public sphere in Turkey, leaving Turkish national identity devoid of religious content. However, through its examination of the impact of the Ottoman millet system on Turkish and ...
Afghanistan: Political Frailty and External Interference
1st Edition
By Nabi Misdaq
June 20, 2008
Afghan society is analyzed from a fresh standpoint in this book which discusses the country’s two and a half centuries of socio-political disquiet and outside interference. The author explores the continuous struggle between the central government and the cornerstone of the present state, the ...
The Boundaries of Modern Palestine, 1840-1947
1st Edition
By Gideon Biger
November 12, 2007
Boundary limitation is a crucial issue in the Middle East, and the boundaries marked out during the years 1840 to 1947 are still one of the major issues in today's political discussions concerning Israel and its surrounding countries.This book, which is based on extensive archival research, deals ...