Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks : Updated Edition

Turkey has leapt to international prominence as an economic and political powerhouse under its elected Muslim government, and is looked on by many as a model for other Muslim countries in the wake of the Arab Spring. In this book, Jenny White reveals how Turkish national identity and the meanings of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Jenny
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Secularism.
Politics and government.
Nationalism > Social aspects.
Nationalism > Religious aspects > Islam.
National characteristics, Turkish.
Kemalism.
Islam and politics.
Group identity.
HISTORY > Middle East > Turkey & Ottoman Empire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Kemalisme.
Turcs.
Islam and politics > Turkey.
Secularism > Turkey.
Group identity > Turkey.
Nationalism > Social aspects > Turkey.
Turkey.
Turquie > Conditions sociales > 1960-
Turquie > Politique et gouvernement > 1980-
Turkey > Social conditions > 1960-
Turkey > Politics and government > 1980-
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Turkey has leapt to international prominence as an economic and political powerhouse under its elected Muslim government, and is looked on by many as a model for other Muslim countries in the wake of the Arab Spring. In this book, Jenny White reveals how Turkish national identity and the meanings of Islam and secularism have undergone radical changes in today's Turkey, and asks whether the Turkish model should be viewed as a success story or a cautionary tale. This provocative book traces how Muslim nationalists blur the line between the secular and the Islamic, supporting globalization and p.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400851256

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