Kuehn, Thomas.

Empire, Islam, and politics of difference : Ottoman rule in Yemen, 1849-1919 / by Thomas Kuehn. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011. - xviii, 292 p. : maps ; 25 cm. - The Ottoman Empire and its heritage : politics, society and economy, v. 48 1380-6076 ; . - Ottoman Empire and its heritage ; v. 48. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.

The 'return of the Turks': the campaigns of 1871-73 and the context of Tanzimat imperialism -- Imperial visions : knowledge production, empire, and the creation of difference, 1849-75 -- 'According to their customs and dispositions' : elaborating politics of difference in Ottoman Yemen, 1874-91 -- Struggling for a righteous order : the rise of the Zaydi imams and the reconfiguration of difference, 1890-1908 -- An imperial borderland as colony? the Da"an agreement and the reaffirmation of colonial Ottomanism, 1905-19.

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Turks--History--Yemen (Republic)--19th century.
Turks--History--Yemen (Republic)--20th century.


Yemen (Republic)--History--19th century.
Yemen (Republic)--History--20th century.
Yemen (Republic)--Colonization.

DS247.Y47 / K84 2011

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