The weight of the past : memory and Turkey's 12 September coup / Göze Orhon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orhon, Göze, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective memory--Turkey.

Collective memory.

Turkey--History--Coup d'état, 1980.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The 12 September 1980 coup represented a ""milestone"" in Turkey, the consequences of which have shadowed the lives of the peoples of Turkey for more than thirty years. The coup was instrumental in the profound economic, political and social transformation of the country, while, on the other hand, it aimed at destroying any public opposition deemed likely to jeopardise the course of this transformation. The remembrance of the period as laden with experiences of profound transformation, alongsid...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4438-7988-6

OCLC:

913091861