Movements and flows in the Arabian Peninsula, the Red Sea and the Gulf region during World War I
Circulations dans la péninsule Arabique, la mer Rouge et le Golfe à l’époque de la première guerre mondiale
Special issue of Arabian Humanities n° 6
Dossier Arabian Humanities n° 6
Published on Monday, June 02, 2014
Abstract
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of WWI, Arabian Humanities is launching an issue on the history of the Arabian Peninsula, the Red Sea and the Gulf during the Great War. Focus on movements and flows in/from/to the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf is meant to question the marginal position and isolation of the region during the war, to assess spatial and territorial reorganizations affecting movements and exchanges, and to give further attention to the region's global connections. What are the exchanges that can be identified during this period both in the region and in a global context? To what extent did the war impact on such flows in a region where borders and frontiers were still porous, ill-defined and fought over?
Announcement
Argument
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of WWI, Arabian Humanities is launching an issue on the history of the Arabian Peninsula, the Red Sea and the Gulf during the Great War. The region's modern history is still a work in progress, especially for the period 1914-1918. Researches in modern Arab history during WWI focus mainly on the Mediterranean, while the Red Sea region and the Peninsula are either considered peripheral and isolated from the Ottoman Empire and European activities, or addressed only in the context of political history (the Arab Revolt, the creation of Saudi Arabia, to give only a few examples of already well-researched themes).
Taking the opportunity of the WWI centenary, this issue will aim at exploring the history of the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf region both at local and regional level. It will put a special emphasis on material and non-material flows as well as movements of persons in the region during a period of severe constraints and blockades. Empires (Ottoman, English, Italian, French, and German) challenged their positions by keeping each other's respective moves under close scrutiny. Internal competitions between local emirates led to territorial reorganizations, limitation of movements and constraints on exchanges. Movements of people (soldiers, officials, scholars, pilgrims and traders), flows of goods, ideas, epidemics and famines were nevertheless far from being put to a halt. Ottoman and European empires would send officials and soldiers to the region, while pilgrims and travelers from Asia would arrive to trading ports, cities and Holy Places of the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf. Legal trade as well as smuggling, official and secret exchanges testify to the dynamism of internal and external connections during this crucial period.
Focus on movements and flows in/from/to the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf is meant to question the marginal position and isolation of the region during the war, to assess spatial and territorial reorganizations affecting movements and exchanges, and to give further attention to the region's global connections. What are the exchanges that can be identified during this period both in the region and in a global context? To what extent did the war impact on such flows in a region where borders and frontiers were still porous, ill-defined and fought over?
Submission guidelines
Contributions using European sources with original perspectives on the region and/or local sources in Arabic, Osmanlı, Amharic and other regional languages, will be most welcome.
With its focus on a usually neglected region, this issue of Arabian Humanities will also be distinguished from other current work on the Great War by focusing on the sources. The online journal will open a "Documents" section where contributors will be able to publish sources and documents in toto or in detail, as part of their contributions or as complete contributions in themselves.
Proposals for papers should be sent to the editors of this special issue: Ulrike Freitag (ufreitag@zedat.fu-berlin.de), Philippe Pétriat (Philippe.Petriat@univ-paris1.fr) and Martin Strohmeier (m.strohmeier@ucy.ac.cy) as wells as to Sylvaine Giraud (edition@cefas.com.ye)
before June 15, 2014
They will include:
- The title of the paper
- An abstract of 15 to 20 lines
- Data allowing the exact identification of the author: full name, institutional affiliation and function, institutional address, phone number, e-mail.
After acceptance, the deadline for submission of articles (9000 words) is December 1st, 2014.
Authors are requested to meet the publication norms of Arabian Humanities, available here or from the Editorial Secretary, Sylvaine Giraud (edition@cefas.com.ye).
Scientific Editors
- Ulrike Freitag (FU Berlin),
- Philippe Pétriat (University of Paris I)
- Martin Strohmeier (University of Cyprus)
Subjects
- History (Main category)
- Zones and regions > Asia > Near East
- Periods > Modern > Twentieth century > 1914-1918
- Mind and language > Epistemology and methodology > Historiography
Date(s)
- Sunday, June 15, 2014
Keywords
- circulations, échanges, mouvements
Contact(s)
- Juliette Honvault
courriel : jhonvault [at] yahoo [dot] fr
Reference Urls
Information source
- Sylvaine Giraud
courriel : edition [at] cefas [dot] com [dot] ye
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« Movements and flows in the Arabian Peninsula, the Red Sea and the Gulf region during World War I », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Monday, June 02, 2014, https://doi.org/10.58079/q5h
