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Modernity, Islam, and secularism in Turkey : bodies, places, and time /

Alev inar's examination of contemporary Turkey, which stands at the threshold of East and West, of religious and secular nationalism, explores modernity through daily practices and the social construction of identity and political agency in relation to nationalism, secularism, and Islam. Using...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cinar, Alev
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bristol : University of Minnesota Press ; University Presses Marketing [distributor], ©2005.
Colección:Public worlds ; v. 14.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Alev inar's examination of contemporary Turkey, which stands at the threshold of East and West, of religious and secular nationalism, explores modernity through daily practices and the social construction of identity and political agency in relation to nationalism, secularism, and Islam. Using local details and debatesincluding an intriguing discussion of veilinginar reveals modernity as a transformative intervention in bodies, places, and times.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816696321
0816696322