Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Preface xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1 – Islamism: A Comparative-Historical Overview 13
8. Chapter 2 – Class, State, and Religion in Turkey 41
9. Chapter 3 – The Deep Fracture in the Big Bourgeoisie of Turkey 89
10. Chapter 4 – The Islamist Big Bourgeoisie in Turkey 117
11. Chapter 5 – Islamic Capital 142
12. Chapter 6 – Reproduction of the Islamic Middle Class in Turkey 166
13. Chapter 7 – The Question of AKP Hegemony: Consent without Consensus 201
14. Chapter 8 – Globalization, Islamic Activism, and Passive Revolution in Turkey: The Case of Fethullah Gülen 235
15. Chapter 9 – The Laic-Islamist Schism in the Turkish Dominant Class and the Media 272
16. Notes on Contributors 287
17. Index 290