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Description: Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks by Jenny White Reveals how Turkish national identity and the meanings of Islam and secularism have undergone radical changes in todays Turkey, and asks whether the Turkish model should be viewed as a success story or a cautionary tale. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 todays Turkey, and asks whether the Turkish model should be viewed as a success story or a cautionary tale. This provocative book traces how Muslim nationalists blur the line between the secular and the Islamic, supporting globalization and political liberalism, yet remaining mired in authoritarianism, intolerance, and cultural norms hostile to minorities and women. In a new afterword, White analyzes the latest political developments, particularly the mass protests surrounding Gezi Park, their impact on Turkish political culture, and what they mean for the future. Back Cover "Few questions are more urgent, especially since the eruption of the Arab Spring, than whether there is a Turkish model for combining Islam with democracy. Whites book, the culmination of many years of research, provides a magisterial guide to the complex reality behind this question. The book is must reading for scholars, members of the policy community, and educated citizens concerned with the interplay of religion and politics in the contemporary world." --Peter L. Berger, Boston University "Whites book is a bold and flawless analysis of the new Turkeys collective unconscious. This exceptional work must be read not only by Western observers but also by the Turks themselves." --Moris Farhi, author of Young Turk "Innovative and original, this is a very important and insightful analysis of contemporary Turkish discourses on what it means to be Turkish and a member of the Turkish nation. White makes the significant argument that the divide in Turkey is not between secularism and religion, but rather is a struggle over what is sacred to the nation and where the boundaries of national identity should be drawn." --Marc Baer, author of The Dnme: Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks "Turkey is a country of contradictions, and very few authors have managed to paint so complex a picture of it as White. It is a nation where the secular elite has dogmatically made war on all things Islamic, yet this same elite embraces a Turkish nationalism rooted in the Islamic religion. This is a well-written, engaging, and smart book about contemporary Turkey, one that will be widely read and discussed." --Henri J. Barkey, Lehigh University Author Biography Jenny White is professor of anthropology at Boston University. She is the author of Islamist Mobilization in Turkey and Money Makes Us Relatives: Womens Labor in Urban Turkey. Table of Contents Illustrations xi Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgments xv Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Chapter 2 Islam and the Nation 24 Chapter 3 The Republic of Fear 54 Chapter 4 The Missionary and the Headscarf 80 Chapter 5 No Mixing 102 Chapter 6 Sex and the Nation: Veiled Identity 136 Chapter 7 Choice and Community: The Girl with Blue Hair 163 Chapter 8 Conclusion 181 Afterword to the new paperback edition 197 Notes 215 References 237 Index 249 Review One of ForeignAffairs.coms Best International Relations Books in the Best Books on the Middle East category for 2012 "[P]iercing and original analysis ..."--Economist "[A]deeply insightful book... [T]he writing is ... clear and straightforward, and the book is chock-full of rich tidbits from Turkish society... Filled with insight, Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks is sure to become a leading text for those looking to read the Turkish tea leaves ..."--David Lepeska, The National "Even for those already familiar with contemporary Turkey, this sometimes disturbing book will be an eye opener"--.John Waterbury, Foreign Affairs "This anthropological work is grounded in a deep knowledge of Turkey, nourished by Whites successive long stays and periods of fieldwork in the country; yet it is also a judicious compilation of key secondary sources."--Clemence Scalbert-Yucel, Times Higher Education "Jenny White has provided readers with insightful and nuanced access to the complexities of Turkish society and a first look at a newly emerging class of individualist Muslim nationalists."--Zeynep Kosereisoglu, Muftah "[T]his is a good book worth reading by those concerned with Turkey and broader issues of democratic transitions in the Muslim world."--Hurriyet Daily News "In this multilayered, theoretically sophisticated, and analytically rich examination of the contradictions and convergences found in contemporary expressions of Turkishness, especially with respect to Muslim and secular forms of nationalisms, White offers an interpretation that reinforces Barths emphasis on pluralism, choice, and negotiation, while also demonstrating greater understanding and synthesis of the constraints of gender, class, ethnicity, and religion."--Choice "Its a reviewers job both to critique the book at hand and to detail and summarize its most salient points. Its a tribute to Boston University anthropologist Jenny Whites excellent Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks that it makes the latter extremely difficult to do, simply by doing justice to the enormous complexity of Turkish society."--William Armstrong, Hurriyet Daily News "I would definitely recommend it to both Western scholars and Turks themselves. Whites book is an extensive analysis of the Turkish nationality issue. In my opinion it is original that White also researched the female image of belonging to the Turkish nation, this is a view one seldom encounters. Inter alia therefore Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks is a valuable addition to other books already written on the subject of Turkish nationality."--Anouk Willemsen, International Review of Turkish Studies Prizes Short-listed for "ForeignAffairs.com"s "Best International Relations Books of 2012" 2012 Review Quote "Whites book is a bold and flawless analysis of the new Turkeys collective unconscious. This exceptional work must be read not only by Western observers but also by the Turks themselves." --Moris Farhi, author of Young Turk Details ISBN0691161925 Author Jenny White Pages 288 Publisher Princeton University Press Series Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Year 2014 ISBN-10 0691161925 ISBN-13 9780691161921 Format Paperback Imprint Princeton University Press Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Illustrations 13 halftones. Birth 1953 Short Title MUSLIM NATIONALISM & THE NEW T Language English Media Book Residence US DEWEY 320.5409561088297 Edition Revised & updated ed Publication Date 2014-04-27 Translated from English Subtitle Updated Edition Replaces 9780691155180 Series Number 52 UK Release Date 2014-04-27 NZ Release Date 2014-04-27 US Release Date 2014-04-27 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2014-07-06 Edition Description Updated Edition We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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