Between Islam and the state
Subtitle: the politics of engagement
By: Berna Turam
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780804755009; 9780804755016
Subjects: Islam and politics -- Turkey; Islam and state -- Turkey; Nationalism -- Turkey; Democracy -- Turkey; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1980-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-216) and index
Table of contents: title: The politics of engagement : first encounters with the non-defiant; title: From fences that divide to boundaries that link the state and Islam; title: Contestations over education; title: The apeal of cooperation : national affinities and international undertakings; title: Compromising women's agency : bonds between Islamic and secular actors; title: The AKP institutionalizes the engagement : "marriage of convenience" between the state and Islam?; title: Conclusion : reflections on democratization in the Middle East : the ambiguities of promoting the "Turkish model" for democracy