Middle Eastern and North African Societies in the Interwar Period (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East an)

ISBN 10: 9004367144 / ISBN 13: 9789004367142

Published by Brill, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Middle Eastern and North African Societies in the Interwar Period (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East an)
• Publisher: Brill
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004367144
• ISBN 13: 9789004367142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Taking society as its central focus, Middle Eastern and North African Societies in the Interwar Period approaches the region as one of connectivities and fluidity and investigates networks and interregional relations, stratagems adopted to shape society and social resistance to or absorption of change. From tourism to health propaganda, marriage to beauty contest, mass communication to music, this book offers a vibrant and dynamic picture of the region which goes beyond state borders.

Contributors are Diana Abbani, Amit Bein, Ebru Boyar, Elizabeth Brownson, Nazan Çiçek, Kate Fleet, Ulrike Freitag, Liat Kozma, Brian L. McLaren and Emilio Spadola.

About the Author

Ebru Boyar, Ph.D. Cambridge University, is a Professor at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara. Her publications include Ottomans, Turks and the Balkans: Empire Lost, Relations Altered (London, 2007) and A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul (Cambridge, 2010).

Kate Fleet, Ph.D. SOAS, London University, is Director of the Skilliter Centre for Ottoman Studies, University of Cambridge. Her publications include European and Islamic Trade in the Early Ottoman State (Cambridge, 1999) and A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul (Cambridge, 2010).