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" Turkey and the European Union ; Christian and secular images of Islam "
Paul T. Levin.
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BL
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558260
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b387175
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Paul T Levin
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Turkey and the European Union ; Christian and secular images of Islam\ Paul T. Levin.
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Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011.
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Palgrave Connect eBook Collection.
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292 pages
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0230119573
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: 9780230119574
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| Abstract
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Turkey's path toward accession to the EU is complicated by the fact that stereotypes of Turks continue to provide an important "Other" against which a supposed European "Self" is contrasted. Unlike previous studies, this book carefully traces the source of contemporary stereotypes back to their medieval eastern and Latin Christian origins, showing the astonishing resilience of the religious imagery despite theTurkey's path toward accession to the EU is complicated by the fact that stereotypes of Turks continue to provide an important "Other" against which a supposed European "Self" is contrasted. Unlike previous studies, this book carefully traces the source of contemporary stereotypes back to their medieval eastern and Latin Christian origins, showing the astonishing resilience of the religious imagery despite theTurkey's path toward accession to the EU is complicated by the fact that stereotypes of Turks continue to provide an important "Other" against which a supposed European "Self" is contrasted. Unlike previous studies, this book carefully traces the source of contemporary stereotypes back to their medieval eastern and Latin Christian origins, showing the astonishing resilience of the religious imagery despite the
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