Turkey and the European Union [electronic resource] : Christian and Secular Images of Islam /
Levin, P.author.
This book carefully examines the historical roots of contemporary Western prejudices against both Muslims and Turks, and presents an original theory of collective identity as dramatic re-enactment as a means of understanding the remarkable persistence of medieval stereotypes.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- Studying Narrative Identities in History: Theory and Method * Exclusive Identities and Military Defeat: From First Encounters to the High Middle Ages (c. 632-1050) * Inclusive Identities and Military Expansion: Latin Christendom in The High Middle Ages (c. 1050-1350) * "Europe" and "the Turk": The Renaissance and the Reformation * "Mahomet the Imposter": Old and New in 17th and 18th-century European Images of Islam * "The Cruel Turk" and EUtopia * Conclusion: Historical Legacies and Imagining Alternatives * Appendix: Party Groups in the European Parliament.
This book carefully examines the historical roots of contemporary Western prejudices against both Muslims and Turks, and presents an original theory of collective identity as dramatic re-enactment as a means of understanding the remarkable persistence of medieval stereotypes.
International relations.
Europe-Politics and government.
European Union.
Middle East-Politics and government.
Diplomacy.
Globalization.
International Relations.
European Politics.
European Union Politics.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Diplomacy.
Globalization.