ISBN: 9780198725145

Turks Across Empires tells the story of the pan-Turkists, a group of Muslim activists who became involved in a wave of revolutions taking place in Russia (1905), Iran (1906) and the Ottom… Mehr…

Turks Across Empires tells the story of the pan-Turkists, a group of Muslim activists who became involved in a wave of revolutions taking place in Russia (1905), Iran (1906) and the Ottoman Empire (1908). It studies the activities of three men, Yusuf Akcura, Ismail Gasprinskii, and AhmetAgaoglu, who were part of a circle of Muslim writers and activists from Russia that was formed in Istanbul during the Young Turk era (1908-1918). The volume demonstrates how theirs is part of a much larger history of trans-imperial Muslims, the Russian-Ottoman borderlands, and the late imperial age. James Meyer examines international Muslim activist politics within its broader context of the events taking place at that time in the Russian-Ottoman borderlands: mobility, revolution, and the politicization of identity. These issues connect the pan-Turkists to the communities in which they lived inRussia, as well as to a larger population of trans-imperial Muslims living between the two empires. In particular, Turks Across Empires focuses upon three developments occurring between the middle of the nineteenth century and the First World War: an expansion in mobility, the outbreak of revolution, and a deep politicization of civilizational identity. Because these points are also characteristicof the post-Cold War era, Meyer argues that the experiences surrounding the pan-Turkists can provide valuable lessons for the present day. Drawing upon Russian and Turkic-language sources from Istanbul and a variety of Russian regions, this volume provides powerful insights into the nature ofRussian-Ottoman interactions, during a time rich with possibility and change. | Turks Across Empires by James H. Meyer Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History P10103, James H. Meyer<

2018, ISBN: 0198725140

Oxford University Press, 2014. 224p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Studies in Modern European History. Unbekannter Einband An inveterate archive-diver with an impressive linguistic toolkit, Me… Mehr…

Oxford University Press, 2014. 224p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Studies in Modern European History. Unbekannter Einband An inveterate archive-diver with an impressive linguistic toolkit, Meyer is well-prepared for such a mission. Turks Across Empires is deeply-researched, drawing on sources in Russian and multiple Turkic languages from no fewer than thirteen archives in the former Soviet Union and Turkey. Jeff Eden, Slavonic and East European Review |a 23/05/2018 (Publisher`s information). Printed on Demand 4 weeks, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU: Oxford University Press]<