From the Abode of Islam to the Turkish Vatan: The Making of a National Homeland in Turkey

By Carter V. Findley

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030017201X
• ISBN13: 9780300172010
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"