Islam's marriage with neoliberalism: state transformation in Turkey

Islam's marriage with neoliberalism: state transformation in Turkey

Atasoy, Yildiz

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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. INDICE: Islam's Marriage with Neoliberalism - The Allure of the West - Turkish Islam: Unthinking Kemalism? - Reconstituting the State: The Islamic Framing of Neoliberalism - Kemalist State Feminism and the Islamic Dress Code - Politics Without Guarantees: The Headscarf Ban - Headscarf Madness: Narratives ofReligious Rights - Conclusion - References - Notes - Index

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-54680-6
  • Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 296
  • Fecha Publicación: 22/10/2009
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés