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Secularism and state policies toward religion : the United States, France, and Turkey / Ahmet T. Kuru.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kuru, Ahmet T.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and state.
- Religion and state--United States.
- United States.
- Religion and state--France.
- Religion and state--Turkey.
- Turkey.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 313 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Analyzing secularism : history, ideology, and policy
- The United States
- Passive secularism and the Christian Right's challenge (1981-2008)
- Religious diversity and the evolution of passive secularism (1776-1981)
- France
- Assertive secularism and the multiculturalist challenge (1989-2008)
- The war of two Frances and the rise of assertive secularism (1789-1989)
- Turkey
- Assertive secularism and the Islamic challenge (1997-2008)
- Westernization and the emergence of assertive secularism (1826-1997).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-305) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521517805
- 052151780X
- 9780521741347
- 0521741343
- OCLC:
- 243941628
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