State, Faith, and Nation in Ottoman and Post-Ottoman Lands

Informationen zum Autor Frederick F. Anscombe is a Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History at Birkbeck, University of London. His publications include The Ottoman Gulf: The Creation of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar (1997); The Ottoman Balkans, 1750–1830 (edited, 2006); and articles in Past and Present, the Journal of Modern History, and The International History Review. Klappentext This book argues that religious affiliation was the most influential shaper of communal identity in the Ottoman era. Zusammenfassung Challenging standard narratives of Ottoman! Balkan and Middle East history! which overemphasise the role of nationalism in the transformation of the region! this book argues that religious affiliation was the most influential shaper of communal identity in the Ottoman era! and that it continues to mould the relationship between state and society today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. State, faith, nation, and the Ottoman Empire; 2. The pre-modern Islamic state and military modernization; 3. The breaking of the pre-modern Islamic state; 4. The reconstructed Muslim state; 5. End of empire; 6. The post-Ottoman Balkans; 7. Post-Ottoman Turkey; 8. The post-Ottoman Arab lands; 9. The contemporary Balkans; 10. Contemporary Turkey; 11. Contemporary Arab countries; Conclusion. State, faith, and nation.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Anscombe, Frederick F. Anscombe, Frederick F. (Birkbeck Anscombe, Anscombe Frederick F.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2014
• EAN: 9781107042162
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04216-2
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ottoman Empire, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Politics & government, Middle Eastern history