Minawi, Mostafa, 1974-

The Ottoman scramble for Africa : empire and diplomacy in the Sahara and the Hijaz / Mostafa Minawi. - xviii, 219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-209) and index.

Introduction : old empire, new empire -- Ottoman Libya, the eastern Sahara, and the central African kingdoms -- The legal production of Ottoman colonial Africa -- The diplomatic fight for Ottoman Africa -- Resistance and fortification, 1894-1899 -- Transimperial strategies for an intercontinental empire -- The local meets the global on an imperial frontier -- Conclusion : the blinding teleology of failure.

9780804795142 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804799270 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780804799294 (electronic)

2016004871


Berlin West Africa Conference Berlin, Germany) (1884-1885 :


Imperialism--History--19th century.


Turkey--Foreign relations--1878-1909.
Turkey--Foreign relations--Europe.
Europe--Foreign relations--Turkey.
Africa--Colonization--History--19th century.
Hejaz (Saudi Arabia)--Colonization--History--19th century.

DR571 / .M56 2016

327.56009/034