Political Islam in Turkey : running west, heading east? / Gareth Jenkins.
Political Islam in Turkey : running west, heading east? / Gareth Jenkins.
Political Islam in Turkey : running west, heading east? / Gareth Jenkins.
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N320.557/ 15
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English
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274 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Islam and politics -- From Shamanism to Caliphate -- Reform and religious homogenization -- The creation of the Kemalist state -- The reemergence of Islam -- From periphery to mainstream -- Violent Islamist organizations.
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New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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"Turkey is often described as the only secular, Muslim country in the world. Yet the Turkish brand of secularism was imposed from above by a Western-oriented elite in the 1920s and 1930s. Recently, it has come under increasing pressure as urbanization and democratization have brought conservative values into the political mainstream. This book anal...
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Political Islam in Turkey : running west, heading east? / Gareth Jenkins.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-262) and index.
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N320.557/ 15
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9781403968838
1403968837
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320.55709561
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991000488469702626
