Contents // Acknowledgments ix // Introduction 3 // 1. The Politics of Engagement: First Encounters with // the Non-defiant 17 // 2. From Fences That Divide to Boundaries That Link // the State and Islam 37 // 3. Contestations over Education 67 // 4. The Appeal of Cooperation: National Affinities and // International Undertakings 89 // 5. Compromising Women’s Agency: Bonds between // Islamic and Secular Actors 109 // 6. The AKP Institutionalizes the Engagement: // “Marriage of Convenience” between the State // and Islam? 134 // Conclusion: Reflections on Democratization // in the Middle East: The Ambiguities of Promoting // the “Turkish Model” for Democracy 151 // Notes 165 // Bibliography 201 // Index 217