acknowledgements
My thanksgofi rstly toI.B.Tauris editorAlex Wrightfor his
invitationtowritethisbook,hisadviceonwhatkindofbookit
shouldbe,andforallhisworkinseeingthebookthroughtheinitial
stagesofthepublicationprocess.Mysincerethankstootothose
othermembersofI.B.Tauris’seditorialstaffwhohaveseenthe
bookthroughtocompletion.
IamgratefulalsototheSchoolofHistoricalandPhilosophical
Inquiry,UniversityofQueensland,forthevaluableinfrastructure
supportit hasprovidedthroughoutthevariousstagesofthebook’s
preparation.
I’dliketogivespecificacknowledgementheretothegenerosity
ofthosepersonswhohavecontributedtotheillustrationsinthis
book. TheyarePaulButler,Umut Çomak,TolgaÖrnek,and
JonathanTubb.Specifi cdetailsoftheircontributionsappearinthe
ListofMapsandFigures.