Levin Turkey and the European Union

Christian and Secular Images of Islam
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-230-11957-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 278 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave History Collection

This book carefully examines the historical roots of contemporary Western prejudices against both Muslims and Turks, and presents an original theory of collective identity as dramatic re-enactment as a means of understanding the remarkable persistence of medieval stereotypes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levin, P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Studying Narrative Identities in History: Theory and Method Exclusive Identities and Military Defeat: From First Encounters to the High Middle Ages (c. 632-1050) Inclusive Identities and Military Expansion: Latin Christendom in The High Middle Ages (c. 1050-1350) 'Europe' and 'the Turk': The Renaissance and the Reformation 'Mahomet the Imposter ' : Old and New in 17th and 18th-century European Images of Islam 'The Cruel Turk' and EUtopia Conclusion: Historical Legacies and Imagining Alternatives Appendix: Party Groups in the European Parliament

Über Autor(innen)

PAUL T. LEVIN is Program Director for Governance and Management Training and Assistant Professor of International Relations at Stockholm University.