Secularism and state policies toward religion : the United States, France, and Turkey / Ahmet T. Kuru.
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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politicsPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.Description: xvii, 313 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780521517805 (hardback)
- 052151780X (hardback)
- 9780521741347 (pbk.)
- 0521741343 (pbk.)
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- BL65.S8Â K87 2009
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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).
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