Author
Beşikçi, Mehmet.
Publication Date
2012
Publication Place
Leiden ; Boston -
Brill
Subject
Turkey. > Ordu > Mobilization > History > 20th century. | World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > Turkey. | Authoritarianism > Turkey > History > 20th century. | Nationalism > Turkey > History > 20th century. | Turkey > Politics and government > 1909-1918.
Type
Book
Language
English
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
346
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (viii, 346 pages) : mappages.
Library
American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID
Unknown
Record ID
40547
Library Location
ARCE Library
Date
2012
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index. | The Ottoman Mobilization of Manpower in the First World War offers a multi-faceted story of how the Ottoman Empire tried to cope with the challenges of permanent mobilization under total war conditions which reshaped state-society relations. By focusing mainly on Anatolia and the Muslim population, Mehmet Beşikçi argues that the conditions of mobilization pushed the Ottoman state to become more centralized, authoritarian and nationalist, but the increasing dependence on people paradoxically also enlarged their space of action vis-à-vis state authority. The book demonstrates that people's responses to the state's needs constituted a wide spectrum ranging from voluntary support to open resistance such as desertion. In turn, the state responded by revising its mobilization policies and reformulating new mechanisms of control at the local level.
Sample Text
The Ottoman Mobilization of Manpower in the First World War offers a multi-faceted story of how the Ottoman Empire tried to cope with the challenges of permanent mobilization under total war conditions which reshaped state-society relations. By focusing mainly on Anatolia and the Muslim population, Mehmet Beşikçi argues that the conditions of mobilization pushed the Ottoman state to become more centralized, authoritarian and nationalist, but the increasing dependence on people paradoxically also enlarged their space of action vis-à-vis state authority. The book demonstrates that people's responses to the state's needs constituted a wide spectrum ranging from voluntary support to open resistance such as desertion. In turn, the state responded by revising its mobilization policies and reformulating new mechanisms of control at the local level.
Erişim
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Seri
The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage52.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248731.
