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Ethnicity & Nationalism

The defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans in 1475 at the Battle of Vaslui heralded the beginnings of a historic legacy. Suitable for those interested in medieval history, Balkan history and the Ottomans, this title offers a fresh approach to the history of the Balkans, and reinvigorates the study of the Ottoman Empire in Europe.

Ethnicity and Conflict Cultural Identity and Postwar Reconstruction Cover
Modernity and the Stateless The Kurdish Question in Iran Cover

The Kurds live under the jurisdiction of four sovereign states, Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria, which deny their national identity and suppress its political and cultural manifestations. This work looks at Kurdish nationalism in the wider perspective of stateless nations.

West or East? Modern or Traditional? Global or Local? Secular or Islamic? Turkish or Other? This title intends to look at the nuance which lies in between these opposites, analysing the explosion of civil society institutions under the aegis and protection of the EU Copenhagen Political Criteria.

In an increasingly globalised world, the engagement of diasporic communities in trans-nationalism has become a potent force. This title argues that expanding channels of communication have provided the Turkish state with more scope to mobilize its nationals abroad around official Kemalist ideology.

Gandhi and Nationalism The Path to Indian Independence Cover

Gandhi's nationalism was, in Wm Roger Louis's phrase, 'larger than the struggle for independence'. He sought a tolerant and unified state that included all communities within a 'Mother India'. This work will be essential reading for all scholars and students of Indian history and political ideas.