Nomads in the Middle East / Beatrice Forbes Manz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manz, Beatrice Forbes, author.

Series:

Themes in Islamic history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nomads--Islamic Empire--History.

Nomads.

Pastoral systems--Islamic Empire--History.

Pastoral systems.

Nomads--Sedentarization--Islamic Empire--History.

Tribes--Islamic Empire--History.

Tribes.

Civilization.

Ethnic relations.

History.

Nomads--Sedentarization.

Islamic Empire--Ethnic relations.

Islamic Empire.

Islamic Empire--Civilization.

Islamic Empire--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York. NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"A history of pastoral nomads in the Islamic Middle East from the rise of Islam, through the middle periods when Mongols and Turks ruled most of the region, to the decline of nomadism in the twentieth century. Offering a vivid insight into the impact of nomads on the politics, culture, and ideology of the region, Beatrice Forbes Manz examines and challenges existing perceptions of these nomads, including the popular cyclical model of nomadsettled interaction developed by Ibn Khaldun. Looking at both the Arab Bedouin and the nomads from the Eurasian steppe, Manz demonstrates the significance of Bedouin and Turco-Mongolian contributions to cultural production and political ideology in the Middle East, and shows the central role played by pastoral nomads in war, trade, and state-building throughout history. Nomads provided horses and soldiers for war, the livestock and guidance which made long-distance trade possible, and animal products to provision the region's growing cities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. Nomads in the Establishment of the Caliphate

3. The Rise of New Peoples and Dynasties

4. Turkic Tradition and Seljuqid Rule

5. Mongol Conquest and Rule

6. After the Mongols: Timurids, Turkmen and Ottomans

7. The Rise of Nomad Tribes, 1500-1800

8. Nomads in the Modern Middle East

9. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Manz, Beatrice Forbes. Nomads in the Middle East

ISBN:

9780521816298

0521816297

9780521531634

0521531632

OCLC:

1244536412

Publisher Number:

99989728564