Beschreibung

The following is a collection of my work that spans a period of seven years. Much of the material has been taken from recent research and has been fused with older, outdated texts, some of which had been previously published. As a young historian the instituional support given to me over the years, both in terms of financial sustenance and intellectual cheerleading is vital. I am particulary grateful, therefore, to those who supported me at the joint program of Middle Eastern Studies et New York University, especially Zachary Lockman, Robert McChesney, Michael Gilsenan, Ariel Salzmann and Katherine Fleming, who in their own ways, put up with a great deal...