Caught between Islam and the West : secularism in the Kemalist discourse

This thesis identifies the defining signifiers for the Kemalist discourse as the West and Islam. Kemalism mainly related to the West through the hegemonic discourse of Orientalism, and the Kemalist attitude towards Islam was characterised by its peculiar brand of secularism. Orientalism portrayed th...

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Main Author: Çarmikli, Eyup Sabri
Published: University of Westminster 2011
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.537896