{"product_id":"9789053567128","title":"The European Union, Turkey and Islam","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe relationship between Turkey and Islam is a hotly debated issue that dominates discussion over the country's bid to join the European Union. \u003ci\u003eThe European Union, Turkey and Islam\u003c\/i\u003e examines here the role of religion in Turkey and the EU and offers arguments on why Turkish Islam will not be an obstacle to Turkey's EU membership.\u003cp\u003eThe distinguished contributors analyze Turkish Islam and attempt to determine how significant a factor it is in Turkey's compatibility with the democratic and humanitarian aims of EU member states. Their incisive essays argue that Islamic religious forces will not undermine the autonomy of the secular Turkish state. They also contend that Islam-inspired political parties actually support the secular government. Included in the volume is the thought-provoking study \"Searching for the Fault-Line\" by E. J. Zürcher and H. van der Linden that examines Turkey's current religious landscape and ultimately dismisses the notion of an inevitable clash between Turkish Islam and European cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA valuable study for political scientists, European scholars, and interested observers, \u003ci\u003eThe European Union, Turkey and Islam\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely and masterfully argued case for why Islam as practiced in Turkey should not be an impediment to the nation's membership in the European Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043721396464,"sku":"9789053567128","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789053567128_p0.jpg?v=1763670530","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789053567128","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}