The Ottoman Empire and North Africa.
Book Review completed on the book “The Ottoman Scramble For Africa: Empire And Diplomacy In The Sahara And The Hijaz” The Paper Details are as followed: Part 1 Introduction: 1. Give a brief description of the overall topic of the book. This should be at least two sentences and may be longer. 2. Give a brief biography (two sentences maximum) of the author. 3. define Minawi’s thesis, Minawi’s argument structure, andhow he supports his argument Part II: The Summary give a good summary of the work and consider what are the most important ideas and evidence are in each chapter. Determine what information and ideas are important for Minawi’s argument. Sometimes he includes discussions of material that are interesting and relevant to the overall topic, but not specifically the argument of the book. Part III: The Analysis In this section, you should address all the questions listed below. How much prior knowledge of the historical background does Minawi expect the reader to have? • Does Minawi say that her work is different from other historians? If so, how is her work different? • Is Minawi’s argument logical? Does he lay out the argument well? • Does Minawi digress? Are these useful in any way or just distracting? Why? • What kinds of sources does Minawi use? Does he use the sources effectively? Give an example or two and show how the author uses that source. • Describe the style and tone of Minawi’s prose and give an example to support your analysis. • Does Minawi prove his thesis? Why or why not? If not, what could the author have done to make the text work better? • Do you feel that the work is missing anything? What else would you like to see? Is what you want reasonable for a historian given the limitations of sources? Part IV: Conclusion • Discuss briefly the value of this work to furthering our understanding of the topic. • Consider if you would recommend this book to a professional historian, a fellow history major, and to someone with a general interest in history and explain why or why not.