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

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, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Anscombe, Frederick F. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	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. Turkey > History > Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918. HISTORY / Middle East / General.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
State, faith, nation, and the Ottoman Empire
The pre-modern Islamic state and military modernization
The breaking of the pre-modern Islamic state
The reconstructed Muslim state
End of empire
The post-Ottoman Balkans
Post-Ottoman Turkey
The post-Ottoman Arab lands
The contemporary Balkans
Contemporary Turkey
Contemporary Arab countries
Conclusion: State, faith, and nation.