Sovereignty After Empire: Comparing the Middle East and Central Asia

Edited by Sally N. Cummings and Raymond Hinnebusch

This unique systematic comparison of empires and of their consequences for sovereignty in the middle East and Central Asia brings theory on empire and sovereignty to bear on empirical variation across the two regions. The novel approach to understanding the political structures of states in two significant areas of the non-European world offers an important comparative discussion of post-imperial development and sovereignty. It raises a clear set of research questions about variations of imperial practice and puts forward and attractive and persuasive case that imperial legacy has been an important variable int he post-independence period.

Related Subjects

• Islam
• Politics and Political Theory

About the Author

Sally N. Cummings is a senior lecturer in the school of international relations at the University of St. Andrews. Raymond Hinnebusch is professor of international relations and Middle East politics at the University of St. Andrews.

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