Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks: Updated Edition

by Jenny B. White and Jenny White

Book Overview

Turkey has leapt to international prominence as an economic and political powerhouse under its elected Muslim government, and is looked on by many as a model for other Muslim countries in the wake of the Arab Spring. In this book, Jenny White reveals how Turkish national identity and the meanings of Islam and secularism have undergone radical changes in today's Turkey, and asks whether the Turkish model should be viewed as a success story or a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691161925
• ISBN13: 9780691161921
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"