Turkey, kemalism and the Soviet Union : problems of modernization, ideology and interpretation / Vahram Ter-Matevosyan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ter-Matʻevosyan, Vahram Hamazaspi, author.

Contributor:

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Modernity, memory and identity in South-East Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkey--History--20th century.

Turkey.

Kemalism.

Turkey--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 279 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]

Summary:

The book examines the Kemalist ideology of Turkey from two perspectives. It discusses major problems in the existing interpretations of the topic and how the incorporation of Soviet perspectives enriches the historiography and our understanding of the ideology. To address these questions, the book looks into the origins, evolution, and transformational phases of Kemalism between the 1920s and 1970s. The research also focuses on perspectives from abroad by observing how republican Turkey and particularly its founding ideology were viewed and interpreted by Soviet observers. Paying more attention to the diplomatic, geopolitical, and economic complexities of Turkish-Soviet relations, scholars have rarely problematized those pereptions of Turkish ideological transformations. Looking at various phases of Soviet attitudes towards Kemalism and its manifestations through the lenses of Communist leaders, party functionaries, diplomats and scholars, the book illuminates the underlying dynamics of Soviet interpretations--back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Problems of Definition and Historiography of Kemalism

(Trans)formation of Kemalism, 1920s-1930s

Popularization of Kemalism: Intellectual, Contextual, and Popular Considerations

Transformation of Kemalism's Hegemony in the Post-Atatürk Era, 1940s-1950s

Kemalism in the Second Republic, 1960s-1970s

Problems and Perspectives of Existing Interpretations of Kemalism

Soviet Interpretations of Kemalism in the 1920s

Geopolitics and Complexities of Soviet Interpretations

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Transformation of Kemalism's Hegemony in the Post-Atatürk Era, 1940s-1950s

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-261) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Ter-Matʻevosyan, Vahram Hamazaspi. Turkey, kemalism and the Soviet Union.

Electronic version: Ter-Matʻevosyan, Vahram Hamazaspi. Turkey, kemalism and the Soviet Union.

ISBN:

3319974025

9783319974026

OCLC:

1042477714

Publisher Number:

99980800022