Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Translation and Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Caravans Exposed
- 2 The Political Economy of a Regional Trade in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century (1850s–1900s)
- 3 Caravan Business in the Age of Steam Ships and Railways
- 4 Crossing Borders
- 5 The End of Caravans (1930–1950s)
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Crossing Borders
Overland Trade in the Post-Ottoman Middle East (1910s–1930s)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 January 2025
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Translation and Transliteration
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Caravans Exposed
- 2 The Political Economy of a Regional Trade in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century (1850s–1900s)
- 3 Caravan Business in the Age of Steam Ships and Railways
- 4 Crossing Borders
- 5 The End of Caravans (1930–1950s)
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter begins with the First World War, when camels were used in unprecedented numbers by fighting armies. The First World War was the first step in the gradual transformation of the economic and political geography of the Middle East. It had deep influence on caravan trade and, following the caravans during the war and in the midst of borders negotiations, one can see how transnational and national form in parallel through overland mobility. With the following one, this chapter benefits from a dense and heterogeneous source base, which allows for the inclusion of lively narratives in order to give a full extent to Middle Eastern experiences of these transformations.
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- The Last CaravanCamels, Traders and Markets in the Middle East, pp. 180 - 227Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025