Democracy, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey
This is a rather short, jointly edited volume of eight solid analyses of basic themes in current Turkish politics. All its chapters will be read with profit by nonexperts and serve as useful refreshers for experts. Admirable, too, is its jargon-free language., Karen Barkey opens with a chapter on th...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2013
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2013, Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 343-345 |
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| Summary: | This is a rather short, jointly edited volume of eight solid analyses of basic themes in current Turkish politics. All its chapters will be read with profit by nonexperts and serve as useful refreshers for experts. Admirable, too, is its jargon-free language., Karen Barkey opens with a chapter on the Ottoman Empire's “legacy … of interreligious peace and coexistence, the spirit of toleration that enabled the Ottoman state and society to flourish for many centuries” (p. 12). She discusses “how modern Turkey can benefit from its Ottoman past” (p. 13) but concludes that “the Ottoman legacy … has not yet been attained in contemporary Turkey” (p. |
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| ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/cst008 |