Islam and the politics of secularism : the Caliphate and Middle Eastern modernization in the early 20th century - Ardic, Nurullah (London : Routledge, 2012)
Islam and politics in the Middle East -- Modernization and Islam in the Ottoman Empire -- The Caliphate question: historical and discursive context -- Secularization of politics and discourse in the Caliphal center (1908-1916) -- World War I, European colonialism and the Caliphate's periphery (1914-1920) -- Abolition of the Caliphate: religious justification of a secular reform (1919-1924) -- Islam and modernity: confrontation or accommodation?.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [352]-377) and index.
Keywords: Caliphate -- History -- 20th century; Islam and politics -- Turkey; Secularism -- Turkey -- History -- 20th century; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1909-1918.