The margins of empire Kurdish militias in the Ottoman tribal zone /

Klein, Janet, 1969-

The margins of empire Kurdish militias in the Ottoman tribal zone / [electronic resource] : Janet Klein. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011. - xi, 275 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the Hamidiye Light Cavalry in the Ottoman tribal zone -- A manifold mission -- The Hamidiye under Abdulhamid II : 1890-1908 -- The tribal light cavalry under the Young Turks : 1908-1914 -- The Hamidiye and the "agrarian question" -- The Hamidiye and its legacy.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780804777759 (electronic bk.)




Kurds--History.--Turkey
Kurds--Government relations.--Turkey


Turkey--Militia--History.
Turkey--Armed Forces--Minorities--History.
Turkey--Ethnic relations--History.


Electronic books.

UA817 / .K55 2011

355.3/708991597056