Islam's marriage with neo-liberalism
Subtitle: state transformation in Turkey
By: Yildiz Atasoy.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230546806
Subjects: Islam -- Turkey -- History -- 20th century; Islam and state -- Turkey; Neoliberalism -- Turkey
Description: "The transformation of the Turkish state is examined here in the context of globalized frames of neo-liberal capitalism and contemporary schemas of Islamic politics. It shows how the historical emergence of two distinct yet intertwined imaginaries of state structuring, laiklik and Islam, continues to influence Turkish politics today"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Islams Marriage with NeoliberalismThe Allure of the WestTurkish Islam: Unthinking Kemalism?Reconstituting the State: The Islamic Framing of NeoliberalismKemalist State Feminism and the Islamic Dress CodePolitics Without Guarantees: The Headscarf BanHeadscarf Madness: Narratives of Religious RightsConclusionReferences Notes Index Islams Marriage with NeoliberalismThe Allure of the WestTurkish Islam: Unthinking Kemalism?Reconstituting the State: The Islamic Framing of NeoliberalismKemalist State Feminism and the Islamic Dress CodePolitics Without Guarantees: The Headscarf BanHeadscarf Madness: Narratives of Religious RightsConclusionReferences Notes Index.