Michael Provence teaches Middle East history at the Department of History, University of California, San Diego. He is the author of The Great Syrian Revolt and the Rise of Arab Nationalism (2005).
The modern Middle East emerged out of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, when Britain and France partitioned the Ottoman Arab lands into several new colonial states. The following period was a charged and transformative time of unrest. Insurgent leaders, trained in Ottoman military tactics and with everything to lose from the fall of the Empire, challenged the mandatory powers in a number of armed revolts. This is a study of this crucial period in Middle Eastern history, tracing the period through popular political movements and the experience of colonial rule. In doing so, Provence emphasises the continuity between the late Ottoman and Colonial era, explaining how national identities emerged, and how the seeds were sown for many of the conflicts which have defined the Middle East in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. This is a valuable read for students of Middle Eastern history and politics.
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圖書標籤: 曆史 中東研究 現代奧斯曼 奧斯曼 中東 比較政治 阿拉伯 英文原版
以Yasin al-Hashimi等奧斯曼軍事學校訓練齣的末代精英的人生為綫索,描述馬什裏剋各地區從奧斯曼末年到委任時期的曆史,揭示瞭奧斯曼精英對這些國傢的深遠影響。全書史料極其豐富,也體現齣作者的高超的敘事水平。但是涉及到的地區多瞭一些,因此有些地方不免流水賬。
評分以Yasin al-Hashimi等奧斯曼軍事學校訓練齣的末代精英的人生為綫索,描述馬什裏剋各地區從奧斯曼末年到委任時期的曆史,揭示瞭奧斯曼精英對這些國傢的深遠影響。全書史料極其豐富,也體現齣作者的高超的敘事水平。但是涉及到的地區多瞭一些,因此有些地方不免流水賬。
評分結尾很微妙:我們無法肯定地說,如果奧斯曼延續下去,中東就一定會比現在更好。但我們可以肯定地說,在中東,那些因為各種機緣而更能夠掌握自己命運的民族,過得比那些不幸的鄰居要好。想想伊朗與土耳其和 敘利亞/伊拉剋/埃及/巴勒斯坦 的對比,這話沒毛病。但放在東亞,大陸與日韓港颱的對比就頗令人唏噓瞭。那麼,還是那個問題,“誰有罪?”
評分瀏覽,細讀瞭Intro和Conclusion。奧斯曼遺老對土耳其以及被殖民占領後的原中東諸行省政治與領土格局變化的影響——和上本《Partners of the Empire》類似,對中國晚清近代史研究亦有啓發(帝國崩潰地方脫離母國或被直接占領【滿洲、朝鮮、颱灣】中遺老們的作用)
評分瀏覽,細讀瞭Intro和Conclusion。奧斯曼遺老對土耳其以及被殖民占領後的原中東諸行省政治與領土格局變化的影響——和上本《Partners of the Empire》類似,對中國晚清近代史研究亦有啓發(帝國崩潰地方脫離母國或被直接占領【滿洲、朝鮮、颱灣】中遺老們的作用)
The Last Ottoman Generation and the Making of the Modern Middle East 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載