Combatants of Muslim Origin in European Armies in the Twentieth Centur - Far From Jihad

During the two World Wars that marked the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of non-European combatants fought in the ranks of various European armies. The majority of these soldiers were Muslims from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent.How are these combatants considered in existing historiography? Over the past few decades, research on war has experienced a wide-reaching renewal, with increased emphasis on the social and cultural dimensions of war, and a desire to reconstruct the experience and viewpoint of the combatants themselves. This volume reintroduces the question of religious belonging and practice into the study of Muslim combatants in European armies in the 20th century, focusing on the combatants'' viewpoint alongside that of the administrations and military hierarchy.>

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• Authors: Dummy Author, Xavier Bougarel, Xavier (Marc Bloch Centre Berlin Germany Bougarel, Raphaelle Branche, Cloe Drieu
• Assisted by: Xavier Bougarel (Editor), Xavier (Marc Bloch Centre Bougarel (Editor), Xavier (Marc Bloch Centre Berlin Germany) Bougarel (Editor), Bougarel Xavier (Editor), Raphaelle Branche (Editor), Raphaëlle Branche (Editor), Raphaelle (University of Rouen Branche (Editor), Raphaelle (University of Rouen France) Branche (Editor), Rapha'lle Branche (Editor), Clo' Drieu (Editor), Cloe Drieu (Editor), Cloé Drieu (Editor), Cloe (CETOBaC Drieu (Editor), Cloe (Cetobac France) Drieu (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781350085893
• ISBN: 978-1-350-08589-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Soziale Gruppen: religiöse Gemeinschaften, Europe, European History, Bezug zum Islam und islamischen Gruppen, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Islamic Studies, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Modern warfare, History and Archaeology, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General