| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 255 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
In much of the Muslim world, Islamic political and economic movements appear to have a comparative advantage. Relative to similar secular groups, they are better able to mobilize supporters and sustain their cooperation long-term. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Turkey, a historically secular country that has experienced a sharp rise in Islamic-based political and economic activity. Drawing on rich data sources and econometric methods, Avital Livny challenges existing explanations - such as personal faith - for the success of these movements. Instead, Livny shows that the Islamic advantage is rooted in feelings of trust among individuals with a shared, religious group-identity. This group-based trust serves as an effective substitute for more generalized feelings of interpersonal trust, which are largely absent in many Muslim-plurality countries. The book presents a new argument for conceptualizing religion as both a personal belief system and collective identity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed September 1, 2020) |
| Subject |
Islam -- Turkey
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Islam and politics -- Turkey
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Islam
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Islam and politics
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Turkey
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108621434 |
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1108621430 |
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9781108751667 |
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1108751660 |
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