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

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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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage 52.
Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / Mehmet Beşikci
  • Introduction / Mehmet Beşikci
  • 1. Organized Spontaneity: The Call to Arms in the Ottoman Public Sphere on the Eve of the War / Mehmet Beşikci
  • 2. Conscription under Total War Conditions / Mehmet Beşikci
  • 3. Volunteerism as a Relationship of Power: Volunteers in the Ottoman Army / Mehmet Beşikci
  • 4. Young Boys into Soldiers, the Home Front into Barracks: Attempts at Permanent Mobilization through Paramilitary Youth Organizations / Mehmet Beşikci
  • 5. The Limits of Ottoman Manpower Mobilization: The Problem of Desertion and Attempts to Remobilize / Mehmet Beşikci
  • Conclusion / Mehmet Beşikci
  • Bibliography / Mehmet Beşikci
  • Index / Mehmet Beşikci.