{"product_id":"identity-politics-in-central-asia-illen-van-schendel-9781860642616","title":"Identity Politics in Central Asia and the Muslim World","description":"Nationalism 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Illen Van Schendel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1860642616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781860642616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.88w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2001 pg. 36","brand":"Illen Van Schendel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136930951423,"sku":"9781860642616","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da4c8da0-288f-4a6a-8ee6-581cfc081094.jpg?v=1770165404","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/identity-politics-in-central-asia-illen-van-schendel-9781860642616","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}