Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey

Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey (Publications on the Near East)

In the first two decades after W.W.II, social scientist heralded Turkey as an exemplar of a 'modernizing' nation in the Western mold. Images of unveiled women working next to clean-shaven men, healthy children in school uniforms, and downtown Ankara's modern architecture all proclaimed the country's success. Although Turkey's modernization began in the late Ottoman era, the establishment of the secular nation-state by Kemal Ataturk in 1923 marked the crystallization of an explicit, elite-driven 'project of modernity' that took its inspiration exclusively from the West. The essays in this book are the first attempt to examine the Turkish experiment with modernity from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective, encompassing the fields of history, the social sciences, the humanities, architecture, and urban planning. As they examine both the Turkish project of modernity and its critics, the contributors offer a fresh, balanced understanding of dilemmas now facing not only Turkey but also many other parts of the Middle East and the world at large.

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780295975979
ISBN	0295975970
Label	University of Washington Press
Manufacturer	University of Washington Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	304
PublicationDate	1997-07-01
Publisher	University of Washington Press
Studio	University of Washington Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey (Publications on the Near East)