Modernity, Islam, and secularism in Turkey : bodies, places, and time /
Alev inar's examination of contemporary Turkey, which stands at the threshold of East and West, of religious and secular nationalism, explores modernity through daily practices and the social construction of identity and political agency in relation to nationalism, secularism, and Islam. Using...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minn. : Bristol :
University of Minnesota Press ; University Presses Marketing [distributor],
©2005.
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| Series: | Public worlds ;
v. 14. |
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| Online Access: | Full text (Emerson users only) Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (NECO users only) Full text (MCPHS users only) Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | Alev inar's examination of contemporary Turkey, which stands at the threshold of East and West, of religious and secular nationalism, explores modernity through daily practices and the social construction of identity and political agency in relation to nationalism, secularism, and Islam. Using local details and debatesincluding an intriguing discussion of veilinginar reveals modernity as a transformative intervention in bodies, places, and times. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816696321 0816696322 |