Ottoman History Podcast
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The Egyptian Labor Corps and the Echoes of WWI
with Kyle Anderson & Alia Mossallam hosted by Chris Gratien | In the aftermath of the First World War, the Egyptian streets rose up against British rule during a period of global anti-imperialism,
Nationality on Trial in the 19th Century Mediterranean
with Jessica Marglin hosted by Brittany White | In 1873, Nissim Shamama died suddenly at his palazzo in Livorno. He was quietly one of the richest men in the Mediterranean. A Tunisian Jew born in the
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
with Rashid Khalidi hosted by Zeinab Azarbadegan | In this episode, Rashid Khalidi discusses his latest book The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1
The Ragusa Road and the Ottoman Balkans
Jesse Howell hosted by Sam Dolbee | In this episode, Jesse Howell discusses the history of the early modern caravan route between Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik) and Istanbul. In attending to the long-d
Life and Labor on the Suez Canal
with Lucia Carminati hosted by Susanna Ferguson | The Suez Canal was one of the largest infrastructure projects in the late Ottoman world. Built to connect the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, the canal
Privileges and Nobility in Ottoman Kurdistan
with Nilay zok-Gndoan hosted by Sam Dolbee | As the Ottoman state expanded in the sixteenth century, it extended a number of privileges to elite families in Kurdistan. In this episode, Nilay zok-G
Osmanlı Kamusal Siyasetinin Oluşumu
Aslhan Grbzel Sunucu: Can Gm | Bu blmde, Do. Dr. Aslhan Grbzelin bu sene banda University of California Pressten kan kitab Taming the Messiah: The Formation of an Ottoman Political
Environment and Empire in the Ottoman Jazira
Samuel Dolbee hosted by Chris Gratien and Reem Bailony | What can we learn about the late Ottoman Empire from the histories of its would-be margins? In this episode, we explore that question in multip
Ottoman Boston: Discovering Little Syria
with Chloe Bordewich and Lydia Harrington hosted by Meryum Kazmi and Harry Bastermajian | a collaboration with Harvard Islamica --- In this episode, we leave Harvard and Cambridge to explore the littl
The Mongols and the Medieval Near East
with Nicholas Morton hosted by Maryam Patton | The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land empire in history, yet its influence on the social and political history of the realms that came under