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Author Boxberger, Linda, 1951-

Title On the edge of empire : Hadhramawt, emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s / Linda Boxberger.

Publication Info. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2002]
©2002
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Description 1 online resource (xix, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series SUNY series in Near Eastern studies
SUNY series in Near Eastern studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-286) and index.
Contents Part one: Aspects of social identity in Hadhramawt and abroad -- Chapter 1: Identity in Hadhrami Society -- Chapter 2: Hadhrami emigration and the Mahjar -- Part two: The ordering of life in town and country -- Chapter 3: Urban and rural life in the interior -- Chapter 4: Urban and rural life on the coast and its hinterland -- Part three: Social institutions and the emergence of social criticism -- Chapter 5: Rite of passage, ceremonies, and social critique -- Chapter 6: Religious belief, practice, and education: tradition, revival, and critique -- Part four: Politics, power, and conflict -- Chapter 7: The two sultanates: rivals from inception to union (1880s to 1918) -- Chapter 8: The Sultanates: challengers and reformers (1918 to 1936).
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Subject Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen : Province) -- History -- 19th century.
Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen : Province) -- History -- 20th century.
Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen : Province) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen : Province) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Boxberger, Linda, 1951- On the edge of empire. Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2002 0791452174 0791452182 (DLC) 2001055141 (OCoLC)48449777
ISBN 0585476195 (electronic book)
9780585476193 (electronic book)
0791452174 (alkaline paper)
9780791452172 (alkaline paper)
0791452182 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
9780791452189 (paperback ; alkaline paper)

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