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The Myth of the Military Nation
Ayse Gul Altinay
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Description for The Myth of the Military Nation
Paperback. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; JPA; JPS; JPV; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Altinay examines how the myth that the military is central to Turkey's national identity was created, perpetuated, and acts to shape politics. Tracing how the ideology of militarism is maintained and its implications for ethnic and gender relations, she considers the challenges facing Turkey as it moves from being a plural to a pluralistic society.
Altinay examines how the myth that the military is central to Turkey's national identity was created, perpetuated, and acts to shape politics. Tracing how the ideology of militarism is maintained and its implications for ethnic and gender relations, she considers the challenges facing Turkey as it moves from being a plural to a pluralistic society.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403972835
SKU
V9781403972835
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About Ayse Gul Altinay
Ayse Gul Altinay received her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University and is currently teaching at Sabanc? University in Istanbul. Her research and writing have focused on militarism, nationalism, violence, memory, gender, and sexuality. She is the author of The Myth of the Military-Nation: Militarism, Gender and Education (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004); co-author of Violence Against Women in Turkey: A ... Read more
Reviews for The Myth of the Military Nation
'The Myth of the Military Nation is exemplary of the politically engaged scholarship that has acquired momentum with a new generation of Turkish scholars committed to exposing national myths to overcome past and present injustices in Turkish society. Altinay ably combines ethnography with rich and historically informed scholarship to demonstrate the historical production of the idea of a military-nation as ... Read more