Turkey and the Politics of National Identity: Social, Economic and Cultural Transformation Contributor(s): Brennan, Shane (Author), Herzog, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 1780765398 ISBN-13: 9781780765396 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Political Science | Political Economy |
Dewey: 956.104 |
Series: Library of Modern Turkey |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (1.30 lbs) 344 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the first decade of the twenty-first century Turkey experienced an extraordinary set of transformations. In 2001, in the midst of financial difficulties, the country was under IMF stewardship, yet it has recently emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. And on the international stage, Turkey has managed to enhance its position from being a backseat NATO member and outside candidate for EU membership to being an influential regional power, determining and developing its own individual foreign policy. Shane Brennan and Marc Herzog explore how these and other changes have shaped the way people in Turkey perceive themselves and how the country's self-image shapes its actions. In the modern age, the sovereign nation-state still continues to be one of the basic building blocks of social or political identity. The Turkish Republic, founded in 1923, is a good example. In weaving together and selecting certain elements of memory, myth, tradition and symbols, the narratives of national identity in Turkey have been, to a large extent, socially constructed.This volume offers analysis of the ways in which these narratives have been created, maintained and negotiated, and how current economic and political interests have been incorporated into the construction of a modern identity. |