Iran / Turkey & the Ottoman Empire

Territorial Disputes and the Balance of Power in the Middle East

Farzad Sharifi-Yazdi

Iranian ambitions in the Persian Gulf and rivalries with Arab neighbours are subject to intense - and heated - speculation, controversy and debate. Here, Farzad Cyrus Sharifi scrutinises the rival Arab-Iranian claims to Bahrain, the Shatt alArab waterway, and the Abu Musa and Tunbs islands in the years after World War II and before the Iranian revolution. Through investigation of previously unexamined primary materials and interviews with leading players, this book sheds new light on the evolution and dynamics of hegemonic and nationalistic Arab-Iranian rivalries and how these rivalries began to find symbolic expression through territorial disputes. Sharifi illustrates that these ongoing disputes - and the deep-seated tensions still prevalent in Arab-Iranian relations - are largely rooted in how they were constructed in the post-World War II period.

UK May 2021 • US May 2021 • 416 pages • 6 maps PB 9780755643776 • £28.99 / $39.95 • / $135.00 Previously published in HB 9781848858220 ePub 9780857739643 • £26.09 / $35.17 ePdf 9780857726360 • £26.09 / $35.17 I.B. Tauris

The Sultan's Fleet

Seafarers of the Ottoman Empire

Christine Isom-Verhaaren Little is known about the seafarers who made up the sultans' fleet, the men ensured that an empire from North Africa to Black Sea expanded and was protected. Christine Isom-Verhaaren provides a history of the major events and engagements of the navy, from its origins as the fleets of Anatolian Turkish beyliks to major turning points such as the Battle of Lepanto. But the book also puts together a picture of the structure of the Ottoman navy as an institution, revealing the personal stories of the North African corsairs and Greek sailors recruited as admirals. Rich in detail drawn from a variety of sources, the book provides a comprehensive account of the Ottoman Navy from the 14th century to the 18th century.

UK December 2021 • US December 2021 • 288 pages PB 9780755641758 • £24.99 / $34.95 • HB 9781848859791 • £75.00 / $100.00 ePub 9780755641727 • £22.49 / $29.96 ePdf 9780755641734 • £22.49 / $29.96 I.B. Tauris

The Politics of Naming the Armenian Genocide

Language, History and ‘Medz Yeghern’

Vartan Matiossian This book explores the genealogy of the concept of ‘Medz Yeghern’ (‘Great Crime’), the Armenian term for the mass murder and ethnic cleansing of the Armenian ethno-religious group in the Ottoman Empire between the years 1915-1923. Ascribing the right definition to the crime has been a source of contention and controversy in international politics. Vartan Matiossian here draws upon extensive research based on Armenian sources, as well as other European languages in order to trace the development of the concepts pertaining to mass killing and genocide of Armenians from the ancient to the modern periods. Taking a combined historical, philological, literary and political perspective, the book is an insightful exploration of the politics of naming a catastrophic historical event.

UK October 2021 • US October 2021 • 272 pages HB 9780755641086 • £90.00 / $120.00 ePub 9780755641109 • £81.00 / $106.83 ePdf 9780755641093 • £81.00 / $106.83 Series: Armenians in the Modern and Early Modern World • I.B. Tauris Imperial Ambitions in Qajar Iran

Firuz Kazemzadeh At the height of her imperial power Britain clashed with Russia at many points from Turkey to China. But it was only in Persia and Central Asia that these two expansionist empires met face to face. The fear of a Russian drive against India had initially impelled the British to oppose the extension of Russian influence. Russia's subsequent advance into Central Asia and her spectacular conquests in the second half of the nineteenth century both startled Europe and narrowed the gap separating the Russians and the British. This classic work by distinguished historian Firuz Kazemzadeh provides an outstanding history of Anglo-Russian relations in Persia in the half century preceding the First World War. It affords both a comprehensive overview of British and Russian policy in Iran and detailed coverage of the most important events. The new introduction includes reflections upon events after the First World War. Long unavailable this new edition will be welcomed by scholars and students alike and provides a fascinating backdrop to the motivations behind Iran's diplomatic posture today.

UK September 2021 • US September 2021 • 736 pages PB 9780755644476 • £28.99 / $39.95 ePub 9780755612918 • £90.00 / $118.56 ePdf 9780857721730 • £85.50 / $112.04 I.B. Tauris

Architectures of Emergency in Turkey

Heritage, Displacement and Catastrophe

Edited by Eray Çayli, London School of Economics, UK, Pinar Aykac, Middle East Technical University, Turkey & Sevcan Ercan, University College London, UK Challenging existing political analyses of the state of emergency in Turkey, this volume argues that such states are not merely predetermined by policy and legislation but are produced, regulated, distributed and contested through the built environment in both embodied and symbolic ways. Contributors use empirical criticalspatial research carried out in Turkey over the past decade, exploring heritage, displacement and catastrophes.

UK November 2021 • US November 2021 • 240 pages • 24 bw illus HB 9781788319898 • £85.00 / $115.00 ePub 9781788319911 • £76.50 / $100.32 ePdf 9781788319904 • £76.50 / $100.32 Series: Contemporary Turkey • I.B. Tauris

Late Ottoman Palestine

The Period of Young Turk Rule

Yuval Ben-Bassat, University of Haifa, Israel & Eyal Ginio, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel This book examines the impact of Young Turk policies and reforms on local societies and administration, using Palestine as a prism through which to explore the impact of the Revolution in the provincial arena far from the administrative and political centre of the capital. It thus sheds light upon the last decade of Ottoman rule in Palestine, crucially dealing with the roots of Jewish-Arab conflict in the area and the early crystallization of Arab, Palestinian and Zionist identities, along with that of an Ottoman imperial identity. A vital resource for students and researchers interested in the modern history of the Middle East, the Ottoman Empire and Palestine.

UK May 2021 • US May 2021 • 320 pages PB 9780755643585 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781848856318 ePub 9780755693054 • £90.00 / $118.56 ePdf 9780857719942 • £26.09 / $35.17 I.B. Tauris