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The Psychopolitics of the Oriental Father. Between Omnipotence and Emasculation.
Bulent Somay
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Paperback. With a foreword by Slavoj i ek, this book explores the Father Function in the East in the process of 'Modernisation', arguing that 'Modernisation' and 'Westernisation' are euphemisms for the advent of capitalism in Asiatic and African societies which lead to fatal transformations of the cultural and political incarnatations of the Oriental Father." Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JMAF; JMS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
With a foreword by Slavoj Žižek, this book explores the Father Function in the East in the process of 'Modernisation', arguing that 'Modernisation' and 'Westernisation' are euphemisms for the advent of capitalism in Asiatic and African societies which lead to fatal transformations of the cultural and political incarnatations of the Oriental Father.
With a foreword by Slavoj Žižek, this book explores the Father Function in the East in the process of 'Modernisation', arguing that 'Modernisation' and 'Westernisation' are euphemisms for the advent of capitalism in Asiatic and African societies which lead to fatal transformations of the cultural and political incarnatations of the Oriental Father.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Psychosocial
Number of Pages
243
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349499090
SKU
V9781349499090
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99-15
About Bulent Somay
Bülent Somay teaches Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies in Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey. He has written extensively on the cross-connections of Psychoanalysis, Literature and Popular Culture. His publications include a book on modern utopian fiction in English, The View from the Masthead.
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