2008/01/01 by Lynley Hatcher · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Islamic Studies and History #Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies #Turkey's Politics and Society
paper · doi:10.1515/ijsl.2008.038
openalex publication_date 2008/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Each of the three major script changes of the Azeri language in the twentieth century, from traditional Arabic to Latin, to Cyrillic, and back to Latin, reflected assertions of identity in the changing social and political realities. Each of these changes represented a decision related to the allegiance of the nation, sometimes voluntary and sometimes forced. Yet none of these changes were without both significant benefits and challenges to the cohesion of Azerbaijani identity.