The Politicization of Islam. Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith and Community in the Late Ottoman State.

Karpat, Kemal H.

ISBN 10: 0195136187 / ISBN 13: 9780195136180

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, 2001

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This book analyzes the transformation of the Ottoman Empire over the 19th and 20th centuries. It focuses on Muslim revivalist-fundamentalist movements which were contained by the Ottoman government's Islamist ideology and whose ideas fuelled a new kind of nationalist-religious ideology. Series: Studies in Middle Eastern History. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HRAX; HRH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 892. . 2001. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Politicization of Islam. Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith and Community in the Late Ottoman State.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195136187
• ISBN 13: 9780195136180
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Combining international and domestic perspectives, this book analyzes the transformation of the Ottoman Empire over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It views privatization of state lands and the increase of domestic and foreign trade as key factors in the rise of a Muslim middle class, which, increasingly aware of its economic interests and communal roots, then attempted to reshape the government to reflect its ideals.

About the Author

Kemal H. Karpat is Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.