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Myth and Rhetoric of the Turkish Model
Anita Sengupta
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Paperback. This book discusses the Turkish Model of a 'secular, democratic, liberal society' for Central Asian states in the post-Soviet era, showing how the volatile nature of subnational and ultranational agendas complicates the formulation of any single model. Num Pages: 175 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPS; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
The volume discusses what the Turkish Model, or Turkish Development Alternative, was and why it was promoted in the Central Asian republics immediately following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It argues that the Turkish Model was a myth that transferred the ideal of a ''secular, democratic, liberal society'' as a model for the post Soviet Turkic world and in the process encouraged a ''Turkic" rhetoric that emphasized connection between the two regions based on a common ancestry. The volume begins with an understanding of the reality of the Model from a Turkish perspective and then goes on to examine ... Read more
The volume discusses what the Turkish Model, or Turkish Development Alternative, was and why it was promoted in the Central Asian republics immediately following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It argues that the Turkish Model was a myth that transferred the ideal of a ''secular, democratic, liberal society'' as a model for the post Soviet Turkic world and in the process encouraged a ''Turkic" rhetoric that emphasized connection between the two regions based on a common ancestry. The volume begins with an understanding of the reality of the Model from a Turkish perspective and then goes on to examine ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer, India, Private Ltd India
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
Number of Pages
165
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9788132229438
SKU
V9788132229438
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Ref
99-15
About Anita Sengupta
Anita Sengupta is Fellow at the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Her work at the Institute has been focused on the Eurasian region with Uzbekistan being her area of special interest. She has also worked extensively on Turkish politics. She is the author of Heartlands ... Read more
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