The Reckoning of Pluralism: Political Belonging and the Demands of History in Turkey

by Kabir Tambar

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804786305
• ISBN13: 9780804786300
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"