Secularism and state policies toward religion : the United States, France, and Turkey - Kuru, Ahmet T. (Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009)
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).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-305) and index.
Keywords: Religion and state; Religion and state -- United States; Religion and state -- France; Religion and state -- Turkey