Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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.
New and Published Books
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The Ghazi Sultans and the Frontiers of Islam
A comparative study of the late medieval and early modern periods
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published August 14th 2014 by Routledge
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The Druze Community and the Lebanese State
Between Confrontation and Reconciliation
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published June 29th 2014 by Routledge
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The Origins of Syrian Nationhood
Histories, Pioneers and Identity
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published March 9th 2014 by Routledge
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War and State Formation in Syria
Cemal Pasha's Governorate During World War I, 1914-1917
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published February 17th 2014 by Routledge
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British Somaliland
An Administrative History, 1920-1960
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published November 27th 2013 by Routledge
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Ending Empire in the Middle East
Britain, the United States and Post-war Decolonization, 1945-1973
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published November 10th 2013 by Routledge
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The Origins of the Libyan Nation
Colonial Legacy, Exile and the Emergence of a New Nation-State
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published February 26th 2013 by Routledge
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Protestant Missionaries in the Levant
Ungodly Puritans, 1820-1860
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published July 22nd 2012 by Routledge
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British Pro-Consuls in Egypt, 1914-1929
The Challenge of Nationalism
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published August 31st 2010 by Routledge
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Mamluks and Ottomans
Studies in Honour of Michael Winter
Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
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...
Published August 19th 2010 by Routledge
Forthcoming Books
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The Secret Anglo-French War in the Middle East: Intelligence and Decolonization, 1940-1948
To Be Published December 15th 2014 -
Histories of the Jews of Egypt: An Imagined Bourgeoisie, 1880s-1950s
To Be Published January 31st 2015