Imperial citizen : marriage and citizenship in the Ottoman frontier provinces of Iraq / Karen M. Kern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kern, Karen M.

Series:

Gender and globalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage law--Turkey--History.

Marriage law.

Marriage law--Iraq--History.

Citizenship--Turkey.

Citizenship.

Impediments to marriage.

History.

Turkey.

Impediments to marriage--Turkey.

Impediments to marriage--Iraq.

Sunnites--Relations--Shīʻah.

Sunnites.

Relations.

Shīʻah.

Shīʻah--Relations--Sunnites.

Iraq.

Physical Description:

xiv, 186 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011.

Summary:

Appealing to students of Ottoman history and wider historical audiences interested in comparative studies on the politics of citizenship and identity, this concise volume explores the history and effects of the 1869 Ottoman citizenship law that prevented Ottoman women from marrying Iranian men, thus limiting the effects of Shi'a Islam within the empire. The work provides a brief historical discussion of the Sunni-Shi'a conflict and traces issues of citizenship, religion, and law through the late Ottoman period and into the Turkish Republic. Kern is a professor of history at Hunter College, New York. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The historical background of the Sunni-Shi'i conflict

The challenge of Shi'i conversion activity to Ottoman control of Iraq

From subjecthood to citizenship

The impact of the marriage prohibition on the rights and responsibilities of citizens

Continuity and challenges to the prohibition of marriages during the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the first years of the Turkish Republic

Conclusion

Appendix A: Law of Ottoman nationality of 19 January 1869

Appendix B: 26 may 1914 "Draft law concerning the prohibition of marriages between Ottoman women and Iranian men"

Appendix C: Law of 26 april 1926 "Concerning the Preservation of the Prohibition of Marriage Between Iranian and Turkish Citizens".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815632856

0815632851

OCLC:

713189563