{"product_id":"subversives-and-mavericks-in-the-odile-moreau-9781477319956","title":"Subversives and Mavericks in the Muslim Mediterranean: A Subaltern History","description":"\u003cp\u003eSubaltern studies, the study of non-elite or underrepresented people, have revolutionized the writing of Middle Eastern history. \u003ci\u003eSubversives and Mavericks in the Muslim Mediterranean \u003c\/i\u003erepresents the next step in this transformation. The book explores the lives of eleven nonconformists who became agents of political and social change, actively organizing new forms of resistance--against either colonial European regimes or the traditional societies in which they lived--that disrupted the status quo, in some cases, with dramatic results. These case studies highlight cross-border connections in the Mediterranean world, exploring how these channels were navigated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters in the book examine the lives of subversives and mavericks, such as Tawhida ben Shaykh, the first Arab woman to receive a medical degree; Mokhtar al-Ayari, a radical Tunisian labor leader; Nazli Hanem, Kmar Bayya, and Khiriya bin Ayyad, three aristocractic women who resisted the patriarchal structures of their societies by organizing and participating in intellectual salons for men and women and advocating social reform; Qaid Najim al-Akhsassi, an ex-slave and military officer, who fought against French and Spanish colonial expansion; and Boubeker al-Ghandjawi, a nearly illiterate trader who succeeded, though his diverse connections, in establishing important relations between the Moroccan sultan and the representative of the British government. Although based on individual and local perspectives, \u003ci\u003eSubversives and Mavericks in the Muslim Mediterranean \u003c\/i\u003ereveals new and unrecognized trans-local connections across the Muslim world, illuminating our understanding of these societies beyond narrow elite circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Odile Moreau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477319956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477319956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Odile Moreau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123907227903,"sku":"9781477319956","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea54484d-acec-4ece-95eb-576c5b714172.jpg?v=1687433595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/subversives-and-mavericks-in-the-odile-moreau-9781477319956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}