The Idea of the Muslim World: A Global Intellectual History

305 Pages·2017·11.69 MB·English

by  Cemil Aydın

the idea of the muslim world
The Idea of
the Muslim World
A Global Intellectual History
Cemil Aydin
Cambridge, Massachusetts, & London, England
2017
The Idea of
the Muslim World
A Global Intellectual History
Cemil Aydin
Cambridge, Massachusetts, & London, England
2017
Copyright © 2017 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data
Names: Aydin, Cemil, author.
Title: The idea of the Muslim world :
a global intellectual history / Cemil Aydin.
Description: Cambridge, Mas sa chu setts : Harvard University
Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016046007 | ISBN 9780674050372
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Muslims— Public opinion— History. | Group
identity— Islamic countries— History. | Islamic countries—
Civilization. | Islamic countries— Civilization— Western influences.
Classification: LCC BP52 .A94 2017 | DDC 909/.09767— dc23
LC rec ord available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2016046007
Jacket image: The Mughal Emerald, 1695–1696 (emerald), Mughal
School, (17th century)/Private Collection/Photo © Christie’s Images/
Bridgeman Images
Jacket design: Jill Breitbarth
For Juliane, Leyla, and Mehtap

Contents
Introduction: What Is the Muslim World? 1
1. An Imperial Ummah before the Nineteenth C entury 14
2. Reinforcing the Imperial World Order (1814–1878) 37
3. Searching for Harmony between Queen and Caliph
(1878–1908) 65
4. The Battle of Geopo liti cal Illusions (1908–1924) 99
5. Muslim Politics of the Interwar Period (1924–1945) 133
6. Resurrecting Muslim Internationalism (1945–1988) 173
Conclusion: Recovering History and Revitalizing
the Pursuit of Justice 227
Notes 239
Acknowl edgments 279
Index 283

the idea of the muslim world