Title Negotiating empire in the Middle East : Ottomans and Arab nomads in the modern era, 1840-1914 / M. Talha Çiçek

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Conflict : the imperial attempts to terminate the nomadic domination in the Arab countryside and the tribal response -- Reinforcement : land settlements and military fortification in the desert and its frontiers, 1840-1870 -- Expansion, reaction, and reconciliation I : establishment of the Deir al-Zor Mutasarrıfate and the reconciliation with the Fid'an and Deir al-Zor's Shammar -- Expansion, reaction and reconciliation II : the nomads and extension of the Ottoman administration into the south of Syria -- Partnership, provincialization and conflict : the Shammar in the provinces of Mosul, Baghdad and Deir al-Zor, 1870-1914 -- Taxation : the collection of the Shammar and Anizah duties -- Justice : the imperial legal system and the Bedouin disputes Summary In the early 1840s, Ottoman rulers launched a new imperial project, partly in order to reassert their authority over their lands and subjects, crucially including the Arab nomads. By examining the evolution of this relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Arab nomads in the modern era, M. Talha Çiçek puts forward a new framework to demonstrate how negotiations between the Ottomans and the Arab nomads played a part in making the modern Middle East. Reflecting on multiple aspects of Ottoman authority and governance across Syria, Iraq, Arabia, Transjordan and along their frontiers, Çiçek reveals how the relationship between the imperial centre and the nomads was not merely a brutal imposition of a strict order, but instead one of constant, complicated, and fluid negotiation. In so doing, he highlights how the responses of the nomads made a considerable impact on the ultimate outcome, transforming the imperial policies accordingly Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 16, 2021) Subject Central-local government relations -- Turkey -- History -- 19th century Bedouins -- Government policy -- Turkey -- History -- 19th century Bedouins -- Politics and government -- 19th century Bedouins -- Social conditions -- 19th century Imperialism. HISTORY / Middle East / General. Bedouins -- Government policy Bedouins -- Politics and government Bedouins -- Social conditions Central-local government relations Colonies -- Administration Colonization Imperialism Politics and government SUBJECT Turkey -- Politics and government -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138843 Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802 Turkey -- Colonies -- Administration Middle East -- Colonization Subject Middle East Turkey Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021024657 ISBN 9781108993852 1108993850 9781009003711 1009003712

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