Afterword: From patrimonialization to the post-imperial uncanny
Journal: transcript Verlag eBooks
Year: 2024

This afterword interrogates the conceptual and political limitations of patrimonialization in order to foster appreciation for what I call the 'post-imperial uncanny', while also providing a loose review of the preceding chapters.To begin, I discuss the 'double movement' of patrimonialization as both a revitalization of neglected histories and a matter of capitalizing on the past for present aims.I then consider dynamics of how nationalism and Orientalism have shaped post-Ottoman patrimonializat