From the Abode of Islam to the Turkish Vatan: The Making of a National Homeland in Turkey - Paperback

by Behlul (Behlul) Ozkan (Ozkan) (Author)

How does a people move from tribal and religiously based understandings of society to a concept of the modern nation-state? This book examines the complex and pivotal case of Turkey. Tracing the shifting valences of vatan (Arabic for "birthplace

Author Biography

Behlül Özkan teaches in the department of political science and international relations at Marmara University in Istanbul. He also works for Al Jazeera Network. He earned his doctoral degree from Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.