Fezzes In The River

Author : Sarah D. Shields
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199793006

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Fezzes in the River by Sarah D. Shields Pdf

Self-determination, imported into the Middle East on the heels of World War I, held out the promise of democratic governance to the former territories of the Ottoman Empire. The new states that European Great Powers carved out of the multilingual, multiethnic, and multireligious empire were expected to adhere to new forms of affiliation that emphasized previously unimportant differences. In 1936, the new Republic of Turkey lay claim to Antioch and the Sanjak (province) of Alexandretta, which the French had ruled since 1920 as part of its mandate over Syria. Turkey's ambassador made a passionate argument that Alexandretta was a homeland of the Turks, a place that was essentially Turkish. With France and Turkey unable to reach agreement, the League of Nations was called in to broker a compromise consistent with the spirit of the new democratic impulse, one of many disputes that it had to adjudicate as self-determination became a rallying cry for peoples who wanted to form new nations around their collective identities. Over the next four years, Turkey struggled for recognition of its claims to the territory, while Turkish authorities competed to win hearts and minds in Alexandretta province. In this nuanced narrative, Sarah D. Shields illuminates how the people of this region-about a quarter of a million Arabs, Armenians, Circassians, Kurds, and Turks-were forced to choose between Turkish and Arab identities. In the end, Shields shows, national identities played no role in the outcome of the dispute. What happened on the ground in this contested region was determined by Great Power diplomacy amidst the crisis of European democracy in the late 1930s, a story skillfully interwoven with the violent struggles that took place on the streets of the province. In the end, a new kind of identity politics was unleashed that redefined belonging, transformed nationalism, and set in motion the process of dysfunctional democracy that continues to plague the Middle East.

Author : Elise K. Burton
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503614574

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Genetic Crossroads by Elise K. Burton Pdf

The Middle East plays a major role in the history of genetic science. Early in the twentieth century, technological breakthroughs in human genetics coincided with the birth of modern Middle Eastern nation-states, who proclaimed that the region's ancient history—as a cradle of civilizations and crossroads of humankind—was preserved in the bones and blood of their citizens. Using letters and publications from the 1920s to the present, Elise K. Burton follows the field expeditions and hospital surveys that scrutinized the bodies of tribal nomads and religious minorities. These studies, geneticists claim, not only detect the living descendants of biblical civilizations but also reveal the deeper past of human evolution. Genetic Crossroads is an unprecedented history of human genetics in the Middle East, from its roots in colonial anthropology and medicine to recent genome sequencing projects. It illuminates how scientists from Turkey to Yemen, Egypt to Iran, transformed genetic data into territorial claims and national origin myths. Burton shows why such nationalist appropriations of genetics are not local or temporary aberrations, but rather the enduring foundations of international scientific interest in Middle Eastern populations to this day.

Author : Fatma Müge Göçek
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786732286

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Contested Spaces in Contemporary Turkey by Fatma Müge Göçek Pdf

The most significant political development of the post-Cold War era was, arguably, the diffusion of neoliberalism across the globe. Yet behind the illusion of abundance and development, the 'rule of the market' can be violent and destructive, exploiting the environment, dismissing cultural or historical conservation and ignoring individual rights. This book now examines the emergence and consequences of neoliberalism in Turkey. Of particular importance to the study are the contested spaces - those sites of struggle and protest - where the impact of this economic system is challenged or negotiated. The contributors look beyond the neoliberal cities of the West - Istanbul and Ankara - to take into account the rest of the country and the groups that are most negatively affected: such as the Kurds, women and migrants. Chapters consider the complexity of neoliberalism in Turkey, where the power of the market, the agenda of the state, and significantly, the country's past, are shown to have shaped current economic practices and policies. Contested Spaces in Contemporary Turkey sheds new light on the societal processes that are re-shaping modern Turkey, a subject which is of increasing importance considering Erdogan's new model for an Islam-based state and in the aftermath of the July 2016 military coup attempt. It is at the cutting edge of research on urban history and social space and will be a significant resource for scholars of Turkish Studies and Kurdish Studies.

Author : Maximilien Antoine Cyprien Henri Poisson de La Martinière
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Morocco
ISBN : UOM:39015027030215

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Morocco, Journeys in the Kingdom of Fez and to the Court of Mulai Hassan by Maximilien Antoine Cyprien Henri Poisson de La Martinière Pdf

"The shallow scratches made in the still almost virgin soil of Morocco by historians and travelers have increased the thirst for any really useful and scientific information regarding that country; for since the time of Leo Africanus a long blank occurs, filled up, indeed, by such writers as Windhus and Leared in the last century, and, in our own time, by the more practical researches of Rohlfs, Tissot and Sir Joseph Hooker; but while these works have all their separate interests, the volume now to hand will occupy in its turn a special page in the history of the northern division of Morocco. It is with reluctance I have acceded to M. de la Martiniere's request to write a few lines of Preface to his book, but my former connections with the country, and the fact of my being able, as far as my own knowledge goes, to testify to the accuracy of his statements, have induced me to make the attempt"--Preface.

Author : John Ogilby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1670
Category : Africa
ISBN : NLS:B000631369

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Africa by John Ogilby Pdf

Author : Fritz Kramer
Publisher : Verso
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Art
ISBN : 0860914658

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The Red Fez by Fritz Kramer Pdf

This text explores the ways in which colonial Europeans have been represented in African ritual art and drama.

Author : Hassane Jarar Oulidi,Abdelhamid Fadil,Nour Eddine Semane
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030249748

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Geospatial Technology by Hassane Jarar Oulidi,Abdelhamid Fadil,Nour Eddine Semane Pdf

This book aims to exchange and share the experiences and research results on the geospatial technology applied in water resources management. It will present the most recent innovations, trends, challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the area of geospatial technology. It will be beneficial for academicians, scientists, meteorologists, and consultants working in the field of water resources management.

Author : Suzanna Clarke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781416545859

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A House in Fez by Suzanna Clarke Pdf

The Medina -- the Old City -- of Fez is the best-preserved, medieval walled city in the world. Inside this vibrant Moroccan community, internet cafes and mobile phones coexist with a maze of donkey-trod alleyways, thousand-year-old sewer systems, and Arab-style houses, gorgeous with intricate, if often shabby, mosaic work. While vacationing in Morocco, Suzanna Clarke and her husband, Sandy, are inspired to buy a dilapidated, centuries-old riad in Fez with the aim of restoring it to its original splendor, using only traditional craftsmen and handmade materials. So begins a remarkable adventure that is bewildering, at times hilarious, and ultimately immensely rewarding. A House in Fez chronicles their meticulous restoration, but it is also a journey into Moroccan customs and lore and a window into the lives of its people as friendships blossom. When the riad is finally returned to its former glory, Suzanna finds she has not just restored an old house, but also her soul.

Author : Peter Birkle,Ignacio Salvador Torres Alvarado
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1004 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439862995

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Water-Rock Interaction XIII by Peter Birkle,Ignacio Salvador Torres Alvarado Pdf

In the late 18th century, Neptunists and Plutonists had controversial opinions about the formation of the Earth and its lithological units. The former believed that rocks formed from the crystallization of minerals in the early Earth's oceans, the latter believed that rocks were formed in fire. Both theories ignored the importance of continuous wat

Author : J. R. McNeill
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393321838

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Something New Under the Sun by J. R. McNeill Pdf

Traces the history of environmental change around the world in the twentieth century, its human causes, and consequences.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780241278352

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Fez and the Middle Atlas (Rough Guides Snapshot Morocco) by Rough Guides Pdf

The Rough Guide Snapshot to Fez and the Middle Atlas is the ultimate travel guide to this area of Morocco. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from the winding alleys of Fez to the glorious trails of the Aït Bouguemez valley and the Roman ruins of Volubulis to the immense complex of the Ville Impérialein Meknes. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, markets, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Fez and the Middle Atlas covers Fez, Meknes and the surrounding area including the ruins of Volubilis and Moulay Idriss, and south through the grand the Middle Atlas Mountains. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Morocco, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Fez and the Middle Atlas, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, festivals and culture and etiquette. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Morocco. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Fez and the Middle Atlas is equivalent to 126 printed pages.

Author : Ellen J. Amster
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292754812

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Medicine and the Saints by Ellen J. Amster Pdf

The colonial encounter between France and Morocco took place not only in the political realm but also in the realm of medicine. Because the body politic and the physical body are intimately linked, French efforts to colonize Morocco took place in and through the body. Starting from this original premise, Medicine and the Saints traces a history of colonial embodiment in Morocco through a series of medical encounters between the Islamic sultanate of Morocco and the Republic of France from 1877 to 1956. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources in both French and Arabic, Ellen Amster investigates the positivist ambitions of French colonial doctors, sociologists, philologists, and historians; the social history of the encounters and transformations occasioned by French medical interventions; and the ways in which Moroccan nationalists ultimately appropriated a French model of modernity to invent the independent nation-state. Each chapter of the book addresses a different problem in the history of medicine: international espionage and a doctor’s murder; disease and revolt in Moroccan cities; a battle for authority between doctors and Muslim midwives; and the search for national identity in the welfare state. This research reveals how Moroccans ingested and digested French science and used it to create a nationalist movement and Islamist politics, and to understand disease and health. In the colonial encounter, the Muslim body became a seat of subjectivity, the place from which individuals contested and redefined the political.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1723
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:B000564055

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The Compleat Geographer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Leo Africanus
Publisher : Random House
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141998824

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The Cosmography and Geography of Africa by Leo Africanus Pdf

The first new translation in over 400 years of one of the great works of the Renaissance In 1518, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, a Moroccan diplomat, was seized by pirates while travelling in the Mediterranean. Brought before Pope Leo X, he was persuaded to convert to Christianity, in the process taking the name Johannes Leo Africanus. Acclaimed in the papal court for his learning, Leo would in time write his masterpiece, The Cosmography and the Geography of Africa. The Cosmography was the first book about Africa, and the first book written by a modern African, to reach print. It would remain central to the European understanding of Africa for over 300 years, with its descriptions of lands, cities and peoples giving a singular vision of the vast continent: its urban bustle and rural desolation, its culture, commerce and warfare, its magical herbs and strange animals. Yet it is not a mere catalogue of the exotic: Leo also invited his readers to acknowledge the similarity and relevance of these lands to the time and place they knew. For this reason, The Cosmography and Geography of Africa remains significant to our understanding not only of Africa, but of the world and how we perceive it. Translated by Anthony Ossa-Richardson and Richard Oosterhoff

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Industrial arts
ISBN : UVA:X002224862

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The Artizan by Anonim Pdf