The margins of empire : Kurdish militias in the Ottoman tribal zone / Janet Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klein, Janet, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurds--Turkey--History.

Kurds.

Kurds--Turkey--Government relations.

Turkey--Militia--History.

Turkey.

Turkey--Armed Forces--Minorities--History.

Turkey--Ethnic relations--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 275 pages)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At the turn of the twentieth century, the Ottoman state identified multiple threats in its eastern regions. In an attempt to control remote Kurdish populations, Ottoman authorities organized them into a tribal militia and gave them the task of subduing a perceived Armenian threat. Following the story of this militia, Klein explores the contradictory logic of how states incorporate groups they ultimately aim to suppress and how groups who seek autonomy from the state often attempt to do so through state channels.

Contents:

Introduction : the Hamidiye Light Cavalry in the Ottoman tribal zone

A manifold mission

The Hamidiye under Abdülhamid II : 1890-1908

The tribal light cavalry under the Young Turks : 1908-1914

The Hamidiye and the "agrarian question"

The Hamidiye and its legacy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804777759

0804777756

OCLC:

731213012