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OverviewThroughout the Middle East, the clash between Islamic forces and authoritarian states has undermined many democratization efforts. But in Turkey, Islamic actors-from the Guelen movement to the pro-Islamist Justice and Development Party-have been able to negotiate the terms of secular liberal democracy. This book explores the socio-political conditions and cultural venues in which Islamic movements cease to confront and start to cooperate with secular states. Though both the Guelen and JP have ambivalent attitudes toward individual freedoms and various aspects of civil society, their continuing engagements with the state have encouraged democracy in Turkey. As they contest issues of education and morality but cooperate in ethnic and gender politics, they redraw the boundaries between public sites and private lives. Showing opportunities for engagement between Islam and the state, from Turkey to Kazakhstan to the United States, Between Islam and the State illustrates a successful means of negotiating between religion and politics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Berna TuramPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9780804755016ISBN 10: 0804755019 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 26 October 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: The Politics of Engagement Chapter 2: From Fences that Divide to Boundaries that Link the State and Islam Chapter 3: Contestations Over Education Chapter 4: The Allure of Cooperation: National Affinities and Shared International Undertakings Chapter 5: Compromising Women's Agency: Bonds between Islamic and Secular Actors Chapter 6: The AKP Institutionalizes the Engagement: ""Marriage of Convenience"" between the State and Islam? Chapter 7: Conclusion: Reflections on Democratization in the Middle East NOTES INDEX"ReviewsThe need to understand Islam is obvious. Berna Turam's elegant and incisive ethnography of Turkey's Gulenist movement makes a major contribution in showing tension and diversity within the Islamic world. - John A. Hall, McGill University Author InformationBerna Turam is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Middle East Studies at Hampshire College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |