{"product_id":"the-last-caravan-camels-traders-and-markets-in-the-middle-east-hardback-9781009524520","title":"The Last Caravan; Camels, Traders and Markets in the Middle East (Hardback) 9781009524520","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Last Caravan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCamels, Traders and Markets in the Middle East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTells the history of the interior of the Middle East, using travelling caravans  to understand  its connectivity and economy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilippe Pétriat (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009524520, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An indispensable contribution to the connected history of traders and markets and to the Middle East's political economy, offering a master class in writing history while filling a significant gap in the scholarship … Recommended.' K. Mouradian, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat can travelling camels tell us about the history of the interior of the Middle East? In this innovative book Philippe Pétriat demonstrates how caravans - groups of travellers, often on trade expeditions, journeying together for mutual protection in hostile regions - are essential to understanding the history of the inside territories of the Ottoman Empire with its neighbours. From the first use of camels in transport, through to the decline of the caravan from the 1930s onwards, Pétriat reconstructs the land routes of these travellers through vast steppes and deserts in captivating detail. Moving discussions of the political economy of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman Middle East  beyond analysis of the coastal regions and  maritime exchanges with Western countries, The Last Caravan instead  reveals the pivotal importance of the Ottoman and Arab merchants  in the suburbs of the cities and the rural markets and the travelling nomads and the animals that supported them.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: the long history of Caravans between Palmyra and Bukhara\u003cbr\u003e 1. Caravans exposed: the management of insecurity in the steppe between Baghdad and Damascus\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Political Economy of a regional trade in the second half of the Nineteenth Century (1850s–1900s)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Caravan business in the age of steam Ships and Railroads\u003cbr\u003e 4. Crossing borders: overland trade in the post-ottoman Middle East (1910s–1930s)\u003cbr\u003e 5. The end of Caravans (1930–1950s)\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: where have the Caravans Gone?\u003cbr\u003e Tables\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":52502996582680,"sku":"9781009524520","price":73.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009524520i.jpg?v=1786322916","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-last-caravan-camels-traders-and-markets-in-the-middle-east-hardback-9781009524520","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}