{"product_id":"nationalism-language-and-muslim-exceptionalism-hardback-9780812246919","title":"Nationalism, Language, and Muslim Exceptionalism (Hardback) 9780812246919","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNationalism, Language, and Muslim Exceptionalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTristan James Mabry (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812246919\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 March 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 6 illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.784 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"An entirely original and important contribution to the study of nationalism, this book brings together a broad range of ideas about ethnicity, language, and religion and deftly weaves together an elegant theory that not only explains why some Muslim societies choose to turn toward or away from fundamentalism but what to do about it.\" (John A. Hall, James McGill Professor in Sociology, McGill University)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era of ethnopolitical conflict and constitutional change worldwide, nationalist and Islamist movements are two of the most powerful forces in global politics. However, the respective roles played by nationalism and Islamism in Muslim separatist movements have until recently been poorly understood. The conventional view foregrounds Muslim exceptionalism, which suggests that allegiance to the nation of Islam trumps ethnic or national identity. But, as Tristan James Mabry shows, language can be a far more reliable indicator of a Muslim community's commitment to nationalist or Islamist struggles.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on fieldwork in Iraq, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines, \u003ci\u003eNationalism, Language, and Muslim Exceptionalism\u003c\/i\u003e examines and compares the ethnopolitical identity of six Muslim separatist movements. There are variations in secularism and ethnonationalism among the cases, but the key factor is the presence or absence of a vernacular print culture-a social cement that binds a literate population together as a national group. Mabry shows that a strong print culture correlates with a strong ethnonational identity, and a strong ethnonational identity correlates with a conspicuous absence of Islamism. Thus, Islamism functions less as an incitement, more as an opportunistic pull with greater influence when citizens do not have a strong ethnonational bond. An innovative perspective firmly grounded in empirical research, \u003ci\u003eNationalism, Language, and Muslim Exceptionalism\u003c\/i\u003e has important implications for scholars and policymakers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Muslim Nations\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. National Tongues\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Modern Standard Arabs\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Tongue Ties: The Kurds of Iraq\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Natives of the \"New Frontier\": The Uyghurs of Xinjiang\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Print Culture and Protest: The Sindhis of Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Speaking to the Nation: The Kashmiris of India\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. From Nationalism to Islamism? The Acehnese of Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Religious Community Versus Ethnic Diversity: The Moros of the Philippines\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Nationalism, Language, and Islam\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559187050776,"sku":"9780812246919","price":55.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/nationalism-language-and-muslim-exceptionalism-hardback-9780812246919","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}