TY - BOOK AU - Kuru,Ahmet T. TI - Secularism and state policies toward religion: the United States, France, and Turkey T2 - Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics SN - 9780521517805 (hardback) AV - BL65.S8 K87 2009 U1 - 322/.109 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Religion and state KW - United States KW - France KW - Turkey N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-305) and index; 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) UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008034153.html ER -