Secularism and Muslim democracy in Turkey / M. Hakan Yavuz.

Author/creator Yavuz, M. Hakan
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxv, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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SeriesCambridge Middle East studies ; 28
Cambridge Middle East studies ; 28. ^A364105
Contents Introduction : what is an Islamic party; is the AKP an Islamic party? -- Historical and ideological background -- Political and economic origins of the AKP : opportunity spaces and the backlash of February 28, 1997 -- Ideology, leadership and organization -- Kabadayı and mağdur : Erdoğan and Gül -- Modes of secularism -- The Kurdish question and the AKP -- The political crisis and the 2007 elections -- Conclusion : the end of dual sovereignty and the creole political language.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 282-294) and index.
LCCN 2008026923
ISBN9780521888783 (hbk.)
ISBN0521888786 (hbk.)
ISBN9780521717328 (pbk.)
ISBN0521717329 (pbk.)