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The reckoning of pluralism

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The Turkish Republic was founded simultaneously on the ideal of universal citizenship and on acts of extraordinary exclusionary violence. Today, nearly a century later, the claims of minority communities and the politics of pluralism continue to ignite explosive debate. The Reckoning of Pluralism centers on the case of Turkey's Alevi community, a sizeable Muslim minority in a Sunni majority state. Alevis have seen their loyalty to the state questioned and experienced sectarian hostility, and yet their community is also championed by state ideologues as bearers of the nation's folkl

Title The reckoning of pluralism : political belonging and the demands of history in Turkey / Kabir Tambar.
Publisher Stanford, California : Stanford University Press
Creation Date [2014]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content In the time of pluralism -- Disciplines of the parable -- Anatolian modern -- Incitements to visibility -- Pedagogies of history -- The morality of mourning.
Series Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
Extent 1 online resource (233 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2014
National Library system number 997010702252305171
MARC RECORDS
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