Islamist mobilization in Turkey : a study in vernacular politics / Jenny B. White
- Author
- White, Jenny B. (Jenny Barbara), 1953-
- Published
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2002]
- Copyright Date
- ©2002
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 299 pages) : illustrations
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- Series
- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Political Economy of Culture; 2. Religion and Politics in the Everyday; 3. The Institutional Expression of Islam; 4. Generation X and the Virtue Party; 5. Populism: Democracy Is Peace of Mind; 6. Civil Society: In Whose Service?; 7. Islamist Elitism and Women's Choices ; 8. Secular Activism in Ümraniye; Conclusion; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
- Summary
- "Jenny White has produced an ethnography of contemporary Istanbul that charts the success of Islamist mobilization through the eyes of ordinary people. Drawing on neighborhood interviews gathered over twenty years of fieldwork, she focuses intently on the genesis and continuing appeal of Islamic politics in the fabric of Turkish society and among mobilizing and mobilized elites, women, and educated populations."
"To illuminate the local culture of Istanbul, White has interviewed residents, activists, party officials, and municipal administrators and participated in their activities. She draws on rich experiences and research made possible by years of firsthand observation in the streets and homes of Umraniye, a large neighborhood that grew in tandem with Turkey's modernization in the late twentieth century. This book will appeal to anthropologists, sociologists, historians, and analysts of Islamic and Middle Eastern politics."--Jacket. - Subject(s)
- Since 1980
- Islam and politics—Turkey
- POLITICAL SCIENCE—Political Process—Political Parties
- HISTORY—Middle East—General
- Islam
- Partis politiques
- Mouvements politiques
- Société
- Société civile
- Islam and politics
- Politics and government
- Fundamentalismus
- Politik
- Politische Bewegung
- Politische Mobilisierung
- Politiek
- Overheidsbeleid
- Turkey—Politics and government—1980-
- Turquie—Politique et gouvernement—1980-
- Turquie
- Turkey
- Istanbul
- Türkei
- ISBN
- 9780295802275 (electronic bk.)
0295802278 (electronic bk.)
0295982233 (alk. paper)
9780295982915
0295982918
9780295982236 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index.
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