Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey

Name: Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey
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ISBN: 9780231159333

ISBN-10: 0231159331

ISBN-13: 9780231159333

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ahmet Kuru, Alfred Stepan

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While Turkey has grown as a world power, promoting the image of a progressive and stable nation, several policy choices have strained its relationship with the East and the West. Providing social, historical, and religious context for Turkey's singular behavior, the essays in Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey examine issues relevant to Turkish debates and global concerns, from the state's position on religion to its involvement in the European Union.Written by experts in a range of disciplines, the chapters explore the Ottoman toleration of diversity during its classical period; the erosion of ethno-religious heterogeneity in modern, pre-democratic times; Kemalism and its role in…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Introduction




Rethinking Ottoman Management of Diversity: What Can We Learn for Modern Turkey?




The Historical Roots of Kemalism




Turkey-Plural Society and Monolithic State Ergun ï¿½zbudun



Laï¿½citï¿½ as an "Ideal Type" and a Continuum: Comparing Turkey, France, and Senegal




A New Politics of Engagement: The Turkish Military, Society, and the AKP




The Turkish Constitutional Court and Political Crisis




Turkey's Accession to the European Union and the Role of the Justice and Development Party




The "Turkish Model" in the Matrix of Political Catholicism



Selected Bibliography


Contributors


Index