{"product_id":"the-conquest-of-the-mountains-state-violence-technology-and-authoritarianism-in-the-ottoman-east-hardback-9781009524957","title":"The Conquest of the Mountains; State Violence, Technology, and Authoritarianism in the Ottoman East (Hardback) 9781009524957","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Conquest of the Mountains\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eState Violence, Technology, and Authoritarianism in the Ottoman East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA microhistorical analysis of the Sasun massacre of 1894, examining how the Ottoman State colonized its eastern mountainous peripheries.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOwen Robert Miller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009524957, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 19 x 2.1 cm, 0.607 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOwen Robert Miller's riveting work dismantles the foundations of Ottoman historiography and reveals a hidden history of the Armenian genocide before 1915, exposing the brutal reality and unravelling a complicated story of Ottoman state violence cleverly masked as communal conflict. A gripping exploration that challenges perceptions and brings the hidden truth to light. Kamal Soleimani, El Colegio de México\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the late summer of 1894, Sultan Abdülhamid II ordered several battalions of Ottoman soldiers to destroy Armenian 'bandits' operating in the remote mountains of Sasun. Over a three-week period, these soldiers systematically murdered men, women, and children, beginning a chain of events which led directly to the Hamidian massacres of 1895 to 1897 and prefigured many of the patterns of the Medz Yeghern (Great Crime) of 1915–1917. Taking a microhistorical approach, Owen Robert Miller examines how the Ottoman State harnessed three nascent technologies (modern firearms, steamboats, and telegraphs) to centralize authority and envisage new methods of conquest. Alongside developing an understanding of how the violence took place, this study explores how competing narratives of the massacre unfolded and were both disseminated and repressed. Emphasizing the pivotal significance of geography and new technologies, The Conquest of the Mountains reveals how the tragic history of these massacres underscores the development of Ottoman State authoritarianism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Into the mountains\u003cbr\u003e 2. The trials of empire\u003cbr\u003e 3. Leaving a legacy of terror\u003cbr\u003e 4. The struggle over narrative\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sasun in the British press\u003cbr\u003e 6. The monopolization of legitimate narrative\u003cbr\u003e 7. Competing narratives\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52463033811224,"sku":"9781009524957","price":77.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009524957i.jpg?v=1785546170","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-conquest-of-the-mountains-state-violence-technology-and-authoritarianism-in-the-ottoman-east-hardback-9781009524957","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}