Book

State, faith, and nation in Ottoman and post-Ottoman lands

Anscombe, Frederick F

Overview

\"Current standard narratives of Ottoman, Balkan, and Middle East history overemphasise the role of nationalism in the transformation of the region. Challenging these accounts, this book argues that religious affiliation was in fact the most influential shaper of communal identity in the Ottoman era, that religion moulded the relationship between state and society, and that it continues to do so today in lands once occupied by the Ottomans. The book examines the major transformations of the past 250 years to illustrate this argument, traversing the nineteenth century, the early decades of post-Ottoman independence, and the recent past. In this way, the book affords unusual insights not only into the historical patterns of political development but also into the forces shaping contemporary crises, from the dissolution of Yugoslavia to the rise of political Islam\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Islam and state Turkey History. / Islam and state Balkan Peninsula History. / Islam and state Middle East History. / Nationalism Turkey Religious aspects History. / Nationalism Balkan Peninsula Religious aspects History. / Nationalism Middle East Religious aspects History. / HISTORY / Middle East / General. / Turkey History Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
• ISBN: 9781107042162, 110704216X, 9781107615236, 1107615232

Item info:

1 item available

1 item total in all locations

Holdings :

Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
BP173.6.A575 2014	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE