Islam, Kurds and the Turkish nation state [WorldCat Entities]

"This study, based on two years fieldwork in Istanbul, examines the fragmenting Islamist political movement in Turkey. The Islamist vision of a political culture based on Muslim ideals is threatened by Kurdish nationalism. This book asks whether religion can stop the ethnic tensions."@en
""Can Islamism, as is often claimed, truly unite Muslim Turks and Kurds? This is a volatile and exciting time for a country whose long history has been characterized by dramatic power play. Evolving out of two years of fieldwork in Istanbul, this book examines the fragmenting Islamist political movement in Turkey. As Turkey emerges from a repressive modernizing project, various political identities are emerging and competing for influence. The Islamist movement celebrates the failure of Western liberalism in Turkey and the return of politics based on Muslim ideals. However, this vision is threatened by Kurdish nationalism and the country's chequered past. Is Islamist multiculturalism even possible? The ethnic tensions surfacing in Turkey beg the question whether the Muslim Turks and Kurds can find common ground in religion. The author argues that such unification depends fundamentally upon the flexibility of the rationale behind the Islamist movement's struggle"--Book cover."@en

Islam, Kurds and the Turkish nation state