| Frontiers of the State in the Late Ottoman Empire: Transjordan, 1850-1921 Contributor(s): Rogan, Eugene L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521663121 ISBN-13: 9780521663120 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2000 Annotation: Using new archival material from Ottoman, Arabic and European sources, Eugene Rogan documents the case of Transjordan to provide a theoretically informed account of how the Ottoman state restructured itself during the last decades of its empire. In so doing, he explores the idea of frontier as a geographical and cultural boundary and sheds light on the processes of state formation that led to the creation of the Middle East as it is today. The book concludes with an examination of the Ottoman legacy in the modern state of Jordan. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 956.95 |
| LCCN: 99011032 |
| Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.3" W x 9.28" (1.19 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Turkey |