Turkey and the European Union

Christian and Secular Images of Islam
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-349-28919-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 432 g

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.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Globalisierung

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.