{"product_id":"war-and-nationalism-m-hakan-yavuz-9781607812401","title":"War and Nationalism: The Balkan Wars, 1912-1913, and Their Sociopolitical Implications","description":"\u003ci\u003eWar and Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e presents thorough up-to-date scholarship on the often misunderstood and neglected Balkan Wars of 1912 to 1913, which contributed to the outbreak of World War I. The essays contain critical inquiries into the diverse and interconnected processes of social, economic, and political exchange that escalated into conflict. The wars represented a pivotal moment that had a long-lasting impact on the regional state system and fundamentally transformed the beleaguered Ottoman Empire in the process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis interdisciplinary volume stands as a critique of the standard discourse regarding the Balkan Wars and effectively questions many of the assumptions of prevailing modern nation-state histories, which have long privileged the ethno-religious dimensions present in the Balkans. The authors go to great lengths in demonstrating the fluidity of social, geographical, and cultural boundaries before 1912 and call into question the \"nationalist watershed\" notion that was artificially imposed by manipulative historiography and political machinations following the end of fighting in 1913. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWar and Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to scholars looking to enrich their own understanding of an overshadowed historical event and will serve as a valuable contribution to courses on Ottoman and European history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Hakan Yavuz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607812401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607812401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.42w x 2.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2014","brand":"M. Hakan Yavuz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088637309183,"sku":"9781607812401","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f868fe2c-ba17-4467-b1c6-2d8a878327fa.jpg?v=1769105851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-and-nationalism-m-hakan-yavuz-9781607812401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}