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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kern, Karen M., author.

Series:

Gender and globalization.

Gender and Globalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage law--Turkey--History.

Marriage law.

Marriage law--Iraq--History.

Citizenship--Turkey.

Citizenship.

Impediments to marriage--Turkey.

Impediments to marriage.

Impediments to marriage--Iraq.

Sunnites--Relations--Shiah.

Sunnites.

Shiah--Relations--Sunnites.

Shiah.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 186 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Imperial Citizen examines the intersection between Ottoman imperialism, control of the Iraqi frontier through centralization policies, and the impact of those policies on Ottoman citizenship laws and on the institution of marriage. In an effort to maintain control of the Iraqi provinces, the Ottomans adapted their 1869 citizenship law to prohibit marriage between Ottoman women and Iranian men. This prohibition was an attempt to contain the threat that the Iranian Shi'a population represented to Ottoman control of these provinces. In Imperial Citizen, Kern establishes this 1869 law as a point of departure for an illuminating exploration of an emerging concept of modern citizenship. She unfolds the historical context of the law and systematically analyzes the various modifications it underwent, pointing to its far-reaching implications throughout society, particularly on landowners, the military, and Sunni women and their children. Kern's fascinating account offers an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the Ottoman Iraqi frontier and its passage to modernity.

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:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815650812

0815650817

OCLC:

830023734