This is the first book to address the topic of mutiny in and of itself, or to present mutiny in a comparative framework. The fourteen contributors, a mixture of military, social, and political historians, examine instances of mutiny that occurred from ancient to modern times and on nearly every continent. Their findings call into question standard definitions of mutiny, while shedding new light on the patterns that mutiny tends to take, as well as the interactions that can occur between mutinous soldiers and surrounding civilian societies. While standard definitions of mutiny emphasize mass defiance by rank-and-file soldiers of the orders of their military superiors, the essays here demonstrate that mutiny can often take other forms.
Mutiny could consist of mass desertion, insurgency in the face of competing military and political authorities, or lengthy strings of strikes and assassinations against military and political superiors. The threat of mutiny, furthermore, could be as potent as an actual outbreak. Areas studied include early modern Europe, the Ottoman Empire, the antebellum United States, the British Empire, revolutionary Russia, the emerging nation-states of Latin America, imperial and Communist China, fascist Italy, war-torn Vietnam, and Nasser's Egypt. In the concluding section, contributors assess commemorations of mutiny and how they are modified or distorted in the process of their incorporation into official and popular memory.

Rebellion, Repression, Reinvention: Mutiny in Comparative Perspective

History

Hathaway, Jane

Military

Praeger

The Politics of Households in Ottoman Egypt: The Rise of the Qazdaglis (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

In a lucidly argued revisionist study of military society in Ottoman Egypt, Jane Hathaway contends that the basic framework within which this elite operated was the household, a conglomerate of patron-client ties. Using Turkish and Arabic archival sources, the author focuses on the Qazdagli household, a military group that came to dominate Egypt. This pioneering study will have a major impact on the understanding of Egyptian history, and will be essential reading for scholars in the field, and for premodern historians generally.

Middle East

Cambridge University Press

In this seminal study, Jane Hathaway presents a wide-ranging reassessment of the effects of Ottoman rule on the Arab Lands of Egypt, Greater Syria, Iraq and Yemen - the first of its kind in over forty years. Challenging outmoded perceptions of this period as a demoralizing prelude to the rise of Arab nationalism and Arab nation-states in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Hathaway depicts an era of immense social, cultural, economic and political change which helped to shape the foundations of today's modern Middle and Near East. Taking full advantage of a wide range of Arabic and Ottoman primary sources, she examines the changing fortunes of not only the political elite but also the broader population of merchants, shopkeepers, peasants, tribal populations, religious scholars, women, and ethnic and religious minorities who inhabited this diverse and volatile region. With masterly concision and clarity, Hathaway guides the reader through all the key current approaches to and debates surrounding Arab society during this period. This is far more than just another political history; it is a global study which offers an entirely new perspective on the era and region as a whole.

The Arab Lands under Ottoman Rule: 1516-1800

Barbir, Karl

Asia

Routledge

A Tale of Two Factions: Myth, Memory, and Identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen (Suny Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East)

Reevaluates the foundation myths of two rival factions in Egypt during the Ottoman era.

State Univ of New York Pr

Business & Money

Economics

State University of New York Press

"There are no debacles in Hathaway's poetry. Her words shine without veneer. They are like the song of the stars, the voice of bird in silent air singing eternal truths. Jane Hathaway loved her children, her cats, her God and poetry. Everything was not totally black and white, good or bad; she had to accept grayness also. Sharp, concise imagery. The clear, loving voice of simplicity. No frills. No fancy desires. Just love. She knew who she was, plain and simple. She knew her life revolved around her mate, her children, her God, her friends and her beloved cats. If you need inspiration for each day, this is the book to buy. It is uplifting." -- Joyce Metzger

My Angel & Other Poems

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Chiron Review Press

The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem

Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly understood. Here, Jane Hathaway offers an in-depth study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the harem of the Ottoman Empire. A wide range of primary sources are used to analyze the Chief Eunuch's origins in East Africa and his political, economic, and religious role from the inception of his office in the late sixteenth century through the dismantling of the palace harem in the early twentieth century. Hathaway highlights the origins of the institution and how the role of eunuchs developed in East Africa, as well as exploring the Chief Eunuch's connections to Egypt and Medina. By tracing the evolution of the office, we see how the Chief Eunuch's functions changed in response to transformations in Ottoman society, from the generalized crisis of the seventeenth century to the westernizing reforms of the nineteenth century.

The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem: From African Slave to Power-Broker

Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly understood. Here, Jane Hathaway offers an in-depth study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the harem of the Ottoman Empire. A wide range of primary sources are used to analyze the Chief Eunuch's origins in East Africa and his political, economic, and religious role from the inception of his office in the late sixteenth century through the dismantling of the palace harem in the early twentieth century. Hathaway highlights the origins of the institution and how the role of eunuchs developed in East Africa, as well as exploring the Chief Eunuch's connections to Egypt and Medina. By tracing the evolution of the office, we see how the Chief Eunuch's functions changed in response to transformations in Ottoman society, from the generalized crisis of the seventeenth century to the westernizing reforms of the nineteenth century.

The Arab Lands under Ottoman Rule: 1516-1800 (A History of the Near East)

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Rebellion, Repression, Reinvention: Mutiny in Comparative Perspective

The Politics of Households in Ottoman Egypt: The Rise of the Qazdaglis (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

The Politics of Households in Ottoman Egypt: The Rise of the Qazdaglis (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

The Arab Lands under Ottoman Rule: 1516-1800

A Tale of Two Factions: Myth, Memory, and Identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen (Suny Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East)

A Tale of Two Factions: Myth, Memory, and Identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen (Suny Series in the Social and Economic History of the Middle East)

My Angel & Other Poems

The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem: From African Slave to Power-Broker

The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem

The Arab Lands under Ottoman Rule: 1516-1800 (A History of the Near East)