This volume examines post-imperial state formation in former Ottoman provinces, shifting the focus from a presumed rupture after 1918 to the enduring administrative, legal, and political continuities of the Ottoman Empire. Through case studies—drawing on examples such as Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Turkey—it analyzes border disputes, foreign policy strategies, and competing visions of regional order in the 20th and 21st centuries. Employing both macro- and micro-historical approaches, and integrating transnational and local perspectives, the volume offers a critical revision of nationalist historiographies and provides new insights into the region’s persistent political tensions.
Soumaya Louhichi
Geschichte des Nahen Ostens History of the Middle East Imperial Legacies in the Middle East Imperiale Vermächtnisse im Nahen Osten Osmanisches Reich Ottoman Empire Political reconfiguration of the Middle East Politische Neuordnung des Nahen Ostens Post-imperial state formation Postimperiale Staatsbildung