{"product_id":"9781860642616","title":"Identity Politics in Central Asia and the Muslim World Nationalism, Ethnicity and Labour in the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of International Relations\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eIdentity Politics in Central Asia and the Muslim World\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNationalism, Ethnicity and Labour in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIllen Van Schendel | Willem Van Schendel | E. Zurcher | Erik J. Zürcher\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Political Process \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNationalism was regarded as a positive force shaping \"modern\" societies and states but in Europe it has been overshadowed by the disasters of two world wars. Outside Europe it has continued to enjoy a heyday throughout the 20th century. Covering Turkey, Iran, Abghazia, Uzbekistan, Tajikstan, Afganistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, this study lays bare the counter-forces unleashed by the project of nationalist modernization, and the stimulation of identity politics as the result of ruthless repression of minority languages, culture, traditions and religion - the life-blood of minority ethnicity. This study examines how these policies, which include Islam as the basis of nation-building in, for example, Pakistan and the post-Pahlavi Iran, have strengthened identity politics and the movements for opting out of the nation.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Willem van Schendel\u003c\/b\u003e   is Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Amsterdam.      \u003cbr\u003e    \u003cb\u003e  Erik J. ZUrcher\u003c\/b\u003e   is Professor of Turkish Studies at the University of Leiden and the author of Turkey: A Modern History (I.B.Tauris, 1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 April 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eI.B. Tauris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781860642616\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369163718796,"sku":"9781860642616","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8b37428d-acdd-4b04-86c5-5abebc50af64.jpg?v=1783878160","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781860642616","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}