Turkish associative life in historical context : implications of medieval akhism for the present Turkish civil society

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Özdemir, Gökçen
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Civil society, Associations, institutions, etc., Civilization, Islamic.
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/13375
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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G. Özdemir, “ Turkish associative life in historical context : implications of medieval akhism for the present Turkish civil society,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2002.
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