Patterns of Nationhood and Saving the State in Turkey - 9781138354142

Taylor & Francis

Patterns of Nationhood and Saving the State in TurkeyOttomanism, Nationalism and Multiculturalism\nAuthor(s): Serhun Al\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138354142, 978-1138354142\nSynopsis\nPatterns of Nationhood and Saving the State in Turkey tackles a theoretical puzzle in understanding the state policy changes toward minorities and nationhood, first by placing the state in the historical context of the international system and second by unpacking the state through analysis of intra-elite competition in relation to the counter-discourses by minority groups within the context of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey. \n\nWhat explains the persistence and change in state policies toward minorities and nationhood? Under what conditions do states change their policies toward minorities? Why do the state elites reconsider the state-minority relations and change government policies toward nationhood? Adopting a comparative-h.