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Imperial Citizen Marriage and Citizenship in the Ottoman Frontier Provinces of Iraq

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Full Title

Imperial Citizen Marriage and Citizenship in the Ottoman Frontier Provinces of Iraq

Author(s)

Karen M. Kern

Edition
ISBN

9780815650812, 9780815632856

Publisher

Syracuse University Press

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Imperial Citizen examines the intersection between Ottoman imperialism, control of the Iraqi frontier through centralization policies, and the impact of those policies on Ottoman citizenship laws and on the institution of marriage. In an effort to maintain control of the Iraqi provinces, the Ottomans adapted their 1869 citizenship law to prohibit marriage between Ottoman women and Iranian men. This prohibition was an attempt to contain the threat that the Iranian Shi‘a population represented to Ottoman control of these provinces.

In Imperial Citizen, Kern establishes this 1869 law as a point of departure for an illuminating exploration of an emerging concept of modern citizenship. She unfolds the historical context of the law and systematically analyzes the various modifications it underwent, pointing to its far-reaching implications throughout society, particularly on landowners, the military, and Sunni women and their children. Kern’s fascinating account offers an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the Ottoman Iraqi frontier and its passage to modernity.