Dr. Clemens Chay

Researcher in the Geopolitical & Domestic Affairs of the Gulf Arab States

[Book Review] Imperial Mecca: Ottoman Mecca & the Indian Ocean Hajj

Imperial Mecca is a significant study that bridges Ottoman and Indian Ocean studies, offering a fresh perspective on the complexities of empire, religion, and technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Masterfully weaving together Ottoman and British historiographies, Michael Christoper Low focuses on the Hijaz region as the nexus of competing imperial interests.

Read my full review here.

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