Beşikçi, Mehmet.

The Ottoman mobilization of manpower in the First World War : between voluntarism and resistance / by Mehmet Beşikçi. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012. - 346 p. : maps ; 25 cm. - The Ottoman Empire and its heritage, v. 52 1380-6076 ; .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-335) and index.

Organized spontaneity : the call to arms in the Ottoman public sphere on the eve of the war -- Conscription under total war conditions -- Volunteerism as a relationship of power : volunteers in the Ottoman Army -- Young boys into soldiers, the home front into barracks : attempts at permanent mobilization through paramilitary youth organizations -- The limits of Ottoman manpower mobilization : the problem of desertion and attempts to remobilize.

9789004225206 (hardback : alk. paper)

2012025550


Turkey. Ordu --Mobilization--History--20th century.


World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Turkey.
World War, 1914-1918--Manpower--Turkey.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Muslim.
Authoritarianism--History--Turkey--20th century.
Nationalism--History--Turkey--20th century.


Turkey--Politics and government--1909-1918.

D524.7.T8 / B47 2012

940.3/56