The remaking of republican Turkey : memory and modernity since the fall of the Ottoman Empire / Nicholas L. Danforth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danforth, Nicholas L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and culture--Turkey.

Politics and culture.

Diplomatic relations.

Politics and government.

Turkey--Politics and government--1918-1960.

Turkey.

Turkey--Foreign relations--1980-.

International relations.

Memory--Turkey.

Memory.

Physical Description:

ix, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press 2021.

Summary:

"Turkey held its first democratic elections in 1950 and joined NATO in 1952. These dramatic domestic and international developments facilitated an equally dramatic reinterpretation of the country's imagined past and its anticipated future. Under the influence of electoral politics and Cold War competition, Turkish politicians, intellectuals, and voters articulated a distinct vision of mid-century modernity, at once aspirationally liberal, proudly nationalistic, rationally pious and appropriately prosperous. They optimistically asserted, with the enthusiastic agreement of many foreign observers, that Turkey was on the verge of transcending its notorious clichés by finally reconciling religion and secularism, tradition and modernity, and, of course, East and West. In exploring Turkey's transformation between 1945 and 1960, I argue that present-day thinkers intent on transcending these same purported binaries have misunderstood what was so unique about mid-century politics. Moreover, recognizing the ease with which authors in this era reworked narratives about history and modernity in order to advance their rival agendas reveals the profound malleability of such narratives - and should make modern scholars more aware of how we politicize similar narratives in our own work today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. A Nation Votes: Democratic Modernity for the Masses

2. Turkey Attends the American Classroom: US Modernity as Policy and Propaganda

3. Asia in Europe, Europe in Asia: The Possibilities of Synthesis

4. Multipurpose Empire: Ottoman History in Republican Turkey

5. Making the Past Modern: Popular History in Print

6. Ottomans, Arabs, and Americans: Geography and Identity in Turkish Diplomacy

7. The Path to Progress and to God: Islamic Modernism for the Cold War.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Danforth, Nicholas L. Remaking of republican Turkey

ISBN:

9781108833240

1108833241

OCLC:

1225288347

Publisher Number:

99988334819