04133nam 2200625Ia 450 991081281790332120240708224129.00-7914-8935-30-585-47619-5(CKB)111087027854182(OCoLC)61367557(CaPaEBR)ebrary10587247(SSID)ssj0000214720(PQKBManifestationID)11202381(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214720(PQKBWorkID)10167173(PQKB)10068521(MiAaPQ)EBC3408048(OCoLC)53226033(MdBmJHUP)muse5828(Au-PeEL)EBL3408048(CaPaEBR)ebr10587247(DE-B1597)684482(DE-B1597)9780791489352(EXLCZ)9911108702785418220011106d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOn the edge of empire Hadhramawt, emigration, and the Indian Ocean, 1880s-1930s /Linda BoxbergerAlbany :State University of New York Press,2002.1 online resource (313 pages)SUNY series in Near Eastern StudiesSUNY series in Near Eastern studiesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-5217-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286) and index.Front Matter --Contents --Illustrations --Preface --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Aspects of Social Identity in Hadhramawt and Abroad --Identity in Hadhrami Society --Hadhrami Emigration and the Mahjar --The Ordering of Life in Town and Country --Urban and Rural Life in the Interior --Urban and Rural Life on the Coast and Its Hinterland --Social Institutions and the Emergence of Social Criticism --Rites of Passage, Ceremonies, and Social Critique --Religious Belief, Practice, and Education: Tradition, Revival, and Critique --Politics, Power, and Conflict --The Two Sultanates: Rivals from Inception to Union (1880s to 1918) --The Sultanates: Challengers and Reformers (1918 to 1936) --Conclusion --Rulers of Hadhramawt, Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries --Qu‘ayti-Kathiri Agreement of 1918 (the Aden Agreement) --Notes --Selected Bibliography --Selected Bibliography --IndexOffering a new perspective on a little-studied society, On the Edge of Empire examines the gradual incorporation of the Qu`ayti and Kathiri sultanates of Hadhramawt in the southern Arabian Peninsula into the British Empire during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Boxberger shows how changes in political and social institutions fostered contestation at all levels, from rivalries over territory and political power, to heated debates over religious and educational reform, to efforts to regulate wedding customs and women's dress. Based on extensive fieldwork, this ethnographic and historical narrative draws upon a wide variety of sources, including British documents and accounts; local documents, manuscripts and rare printed materials; extensive interviews with Hadhrami elders from all walks of life; and proverbs, poetry, and tribal lore. Clearly written and richly textured, this book is a welcome contribution to the study of Yemen, the historical ethnography of the Middle East, and the literature on the Islamic societies of the Indian Ocean littoral.Ḥaḍramawt (Yemen : Province)HistoryḤaḍramawt (Yemen : Province)History19th centuryḤaḍramawt (Yemen : Province)History20th centuryḤaḍramawt (Yemen : Province)Social life and customs19th centuryḤaḍramawt (Yemen : Province)Social life and customs20th century953.3Boxberger Linda1951-1618048MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812817903321On the edge of empire3949541UNINA