Introduction
1. From the Balkan Wars to the Great War
2. From the Fields to the Ranks
3. Filling the Ranks, Emptying Homes
4. Feeding the Army, Starving the People
5. In the Home: Wives and Mothers
6. On the Road: Refugees and Deportees
Conclusion
Yiğit Akın is Assistant Professor of History at Tulane University.
"When the War Came Home is an authoritative social history among
the many recent works on the Ottoman experience of World War I.
Based on an imaginative array of sources, Yiğit Akın portrays
meticulously and eloquently the upended lives of civilians and
soldiers in the morass of the Middle East's fateful war."—Hasan
Kayalı, University of California, San Diego
"Yiğit Akın's treatment of the Ottoman homefront represents a
critical breakthrough in the study of the First World War. Drawing
upon highly original and interesting archival sources, as well as
previously untapped published material, Akin vividly depicts the
many hardships faced by Ottoman civilians during the course of the
conflict. The book's artful prose makes it an engaging read for
both students and scholars of the war, adding to its critical value
for readers well beyond the field of modern Middle Eastern
history."—Ryan Gingeras, Naval Postgraduate School
"Yiğit Akın has written a pioneering study, examining the
long-neglected Ottoman home front during World War I. When the War
Came Home illuminates the war's deep social and economic impact on
the empire's civilian population."—Mustafa Aksakal, Georgetown
University
"WW I has long been a topic of interest for Ottoman scholars, but
the Ottoman home front has been largely ignored or, at best,
unevenly treated. In this book Akın (Tulane Univ.) shows that the
length and scale of the war meant that everyone in the Ottoman
empire was affected....Akın's research was extensive (he even
usedoften-ignored folklore), and it enabled him to provide vivid
descriptions ofthose left behind struggling to meet the state's
growing material demands, succumbing to starvation and banditry,
and becoming increasingly alienated from the state."—R.W. Zens,
Choice
"Yiğit Akın's book, When the War Came Home: The Ottomans' Great War
and the Devastation of an Empire, is a well-researched and
sophisticated study of the impact of the Great War on Ottoman
politics, society, and culture....Akın's study of the Ottoman
civilian experience of the Great War brings to life a rich trove of
sources. The book's strong research base, its sophisticated and
multidisciplinary analysis, and comparative approach make it a
valuable addition to the lively field of Ottoman Great War studies
and to the broader scholarship on the history of the Great
War."—Najwa Al-Qattan, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews
"Akın's When the War Came Home is an important historical revision
that fully portrays the imperial home front for the first time.
Moreover, this unique interdisciplinary work reconsiders existing
temporal, geographical, and methodological approaches to the study
of World War I in the Middle East."––Melanie S. Tanielian, Journal
of Interdisciplinary History
"Yiğit Akın's fascinating book is an essential read for anyone
interested in the history of World War I, the late Ottoman Empire
and modern Turkey and is certain to occupy an important place in
these fields for many years to come."—Erdem Sönmez, European
History Quarterly
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