Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies

Name: Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies
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ISBN: 9780773528482

ISBN-10: 0773528482

ISBN-13: 9780773528482

Edition: 2005

Authors: Maya Shatzmiller

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Leading scholars examine how the radicalisation of Islamic Nationalism has undermined ethnic minority communities in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication date: 4/29/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

?Maya Shatzmiller is Professor of History at the University of Western Ontario.



Introduction




From Dhimmis to Minorities: Shifting Constructions of the non-Muslim Other from Early to Modern Islam




Copts: Fully Egyptian, but for a Tattoo?




The Egyptian Copts: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Definition of Identity for a Religious Minority




The Sheep and the Goats? Christian Groups in Lebanon and Egypt in Comparative Perspective




The Christians of Pakistan: The Interaction of Law and Caste in Maintaining "Outsider" Status




The Baha'i Minority and Nationalism in Contemporary Iran




Royal Interest in Local Culture: Amazigh Identity and the Moroccan State




The Berbers in Algeria: Politicized Ethnicity and Ethnicized Politics




Kurdish Nationalism in Turkey




The Kurdish Minority Identity in Iraq



Conclusion



Bibliographies


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