Turkey, Islam, Nationalism, and Modernity: A History, 1789-2007 Aik den This book is an attempt

This book is an attempt to positively say what Islam actually is - and always was - as well as what it is not

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or provoke thought about political systems

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Turkey, Islam, Nationalism, and Modernity: A History, 1789-2007 Aik den This book is an attemptPremium Quality Turkey, Islam, Nationalism, and Modernity reveals the historical dynamics propelling two centuries of Ottoman and Turkish history. As mounting threats to imperial survival necessitated dynamic responses, ethnolinguistic and religious identities inspired alternative strategies for engaging with modernity. A radical, secularizing current of change competed with a conservative, Islamically committed current. Crises sharpened the