| The Politicization of Islam: Reconstructing Identity, State, Faith, and Community in the Late Ottoman State Contributor(s): Karpat, Kemal H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195165438 ISBN-13: 9780195165432 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Radicalism |
| Dewey: 320.540 |
| Lexile Measure: 1680 |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 6.08" W x 8.98" (1.78 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |