From the Abode of Islam to the Turkish Vatan

From the Abode of Islam to the Turkish Vatan
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 253
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ISBN-10 : 9780300183511
ISBN-13 : 0300183518
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Book Synopsis From the Abode of Islam to the Turkish Vatan by : Behlül (Behlul) Özkan (Ozkan)

Download or read book From the Abode of Islam to the Turkish Vatan written by Behlül (Behlul) Özkan (Ozkan) and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a people move from tribal and religiously based understandings of society to a concept of the modern nation-state? This book examines the complex and pivotal case of Turkey. Tracing the shifting valences of vatan (Arabic for “birthplace” or “homeland”) from the Ottoman period—when it signified a certain territorial integrity and imperial ideology—through its acquisition of religious undertones and its evolution alongside the concept of millet (nation), Behlül Özkan engages readers in the fascinating ontology of Turkey’s protean imagining of its nationhood and the construction of a modern national-territorial consciousness.


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