Empire and Jihad : the Anglo-Arab wars of 1870-1920 / Neil Faulkner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulkner, Neil, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jihad--History.

Jihad.

Arab countries--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Arab countries.

Africa--History--19th century.

Africa.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2021]

Summary:

A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920 The Ottoman Sultan called for a "Great Jihad" against the Entente powers at the start of the First World War. He was building on half a century of conflict between British colonialism and the people of the Middle East and North Africa. Resistance to Western violence increasingly took the form of radical Islamic insurgency. Ranging from the forests of Central Africa to the deserts of Egypt, Sudan, and Somaliland, Neil Faulkner explores a fatal collision between two forms of oppression, one rooted in the ancient slave trade, the other in modern "coolie" capitalism. He reveals the complex interactions between anti-slavery humanitarianism, British hostility to embryonic Arab nationalism, "war on terror" moral panics, and Islamist revolt. Far from being an enduring remnant of the medieval past, or an essential expression of Muslim identity, Faulkner argues that "Holy War" was a reactionary response to the violence of modern imperialism.

Contents:

Cover page

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

CONTENTS

MAPS AND PLATES

Maps

INTRODUCTION

Part I Black Ivory, White Nile

chapter one HEART OF DARKNESS

chapter two THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON

chapter three A RUCKLE OF BONES

Part II Star and Crescent

chapter four BAKER PASHA

chapter five GORDON PASHA

chapter six EGYPT FOR THE EGYPTIANS?

chapter seven ALL SIR GARNET

Part III The Black Flag

chapter eight A MUSLIM PROPHET

chapter nine A CHRISTIAN MYSTIC

chapter ten A MODERN CRUSADER

Part IV The Spectre of Jihad

chapter eleven AN ISLAMIC CALIPHATE

chapter twelve OMDURMAN

chapter thirteen A 'MAD MULLAH'

chapter fourteen THE KAISER'S WAR

CONCLUSION

TIMELINE

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [413]-417) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-25878-X

OCLC:

1260346070