Why Turkey is authoritarian : from Atatürk to Erdoğan / Halil Karaveli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karaveli, Magnus, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Left book club (Series)

Left Book Club.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authoritarianism.

History.

Politics and government.

Turkey--Politics and government--History.

Turkey.

Authoritarianism--Turkey--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

[London] : Pluto Press, [2018]

Summary:

"For the last century, the Western world has regarded Turkey as a pivotal case of the 'clash of civilisations' between Islam and the West. Why Turkey is Authoritarian challenges this conventional narrative. Halil Karaveli highlights the danger in viewing events in Turkey as a war between a 'westernising' state and the popular masses defending their culture and religion. Instead, Karaveli explores the struggles of different social groups in Turkey, in order to understand why democracy has eluded the Turkish nation and people for so long, and why authoritarian governments return time and time again. Ultimately, Turkish history is instructive for a left that faces the global challenge of a rising populist right, which succeeds in mobilising culture and identity for its own purpose."--Backcover.

Contents:

A pattern of violence

Kemalism and the left

Capitalist foundation

How the right won the people

Social democratic hope

Vengeance of the right

The rise of the Islamists

Epilogue : Class, identity and democracy

Afterword : Attacking the Kurds-the return of Kemalism

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9780745337562

0745337562

9780745337555

0745337554

OCLC:

1038433659