The Ottoman mobilization of manpower in the First World War : between voluntarism and resistance /

The Ottoman Mobilization of Manpower in the First World War offers a multi-faceted story of how the Ottoman Empire tried to cope with the challenges of permanent mobilization under total war conditions which reshaped state-society relations. By focusing mainly on Anatolia and the Muslim population,...

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Main Author: Beşikçi, Mehmet.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage 52.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2013, ISBN: 9789004248731.

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Call Number: D524.7.T8 B47 2012

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction /
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  • 1. Organized Spontaneity: The Call to Arms in the Ottoman Public Sphere on the Eve of the War /
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  • 2. Conscription under Total War Conditions /
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  • 3. Volunteerism as a Relationship of Power: Volunteers in the Ottoman Army /
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  • 4. Young Boys into Soldiers, the Home Front into Barracks: Attempts at Permanent Mobilization through Paramilitary Youth Organizations /
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  • 5. The Limits of Ottoman Manpower Mobilization: The Problem of Desertion and Attempts to Remobilize /
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  • Conclusion /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index /
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