Arming the State - Military Conscription in the Middle East and Central Asia, 1775-1925 (Hardcover)

Universal conscription has been the main form of military recruitment in the 19th and 20th centuries. In central Asia and the Middle East it has been ruthlessly imposed on agrarian and undeveloped societies, with little regard for individual interest, economic disruption, or intense local resistance. Providing a study of conscription, this work includes contributions from social and political historians on a subject traditionally covered by military historians. It focuses on Ottoman Turkey, Egypt (where some of the most extreme forms of conscription occurred), Iran, central Asia and the Balkans, and covers feudal militarization, unfree service and conscription of serfs, the press gang, military slavery, recruitment in the labour market, mercenaries, privateers, sales of Bedouin services, and resistance.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2000
First published:	December 1999
Authors:	Erik J. Zurcher
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-86064-404-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-86064-404-X
Barcode:	9781860644047

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