Turam, Berna

Between Islam and the state : the politics of engagement / Berna Turam - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007 - xi, 223 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-216) and index

The politics of engagement : first encounters with the non-defiant -- From fences that divide to boundaries that link the state and Islam -- Contestations over education -- The apeal of cooperation : national affinities and international undertakings -- Compromising women's agency : bonds between Islamic and secular actors -- The AKP institutionalizes the engagement :'marriage of convenience' between the state and Islam? -- Conclusion : reflections on democratization in the Middle East : the ambiguities of promoting the'Turkish model' for democracy.

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Islam and politics--Turkey
Islam and state--Turkey
Nationalism--Turkey
Democracy--Turkey


Turkey--Politics and government--1980-