The double bind of race and religion: The conversion of the Dönme to Turkish secular nationalism

Comparative Studies in Society and History

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 682-708

  Baer, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NATION STATE; NATIONAL IDENTITY; NATIONALISM; OTTOMAN EMPIRE; RELIGION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

EID: 8744304631     PISSN: 00104175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0010417504000325     Document Type: Article

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