Nostalgia for the Empire: The Politics of Neo-Ottomanism

by M Hakun Yavuz and M. Hakan Yavuz

Making a country great again is a theme for nationalist authoritarians. Across countries with past experience as great powers, nationalist politicians typically harken back to a golden age. In Nostalgia for Empire, Hakan Yavuz focuses on how this trend is playing out in Turkey, a nation that lost its empire a century ago and which is now ruled by a nationalist authoritarian who invokes nostalgia for the Ottoman era to buttress his power.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197512283
• ISBN13: 9780197512289
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"