The Myth of the Military-Nation: Militarism, Gender, and Education in Turkey

Kitap

Künye:

Yazarlar:

Ayse Gül Altınay

Ekle

Emeği Geçenler:

Ekle

Yayın Yılı:

2005

Yayın Yeri:

Yayıncı:

Palgrave Macmillan

Cilt:

Basım Kaydı:

Sayfa Sayısı:

176

ISBN:

978-1403972835

İçerik Dosyası:

Web adresi:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Myth-Military-Nation-Militarism-Education/dp/1403972834

Operatör:

Nisa Gül Buharalı

Güncelleyen:

Nisa Gül Buharalı

Özet:

When a Turkish minister of culture declares that "the Turkish military is synonymous with Turkish national identity," the embedded assumptions cry out for investigation. Altinay examines how the myth that the military is central to Turkey's national identity was created, perpetuated, and acts to shape politics. This historical and anthropological investigation probes the genesis of the myth that the Turkish nation is a military nation, traces how the ideology of militarism has been actualized through education and conscription, and reveals the implications for ethnic and gender relations. Altinay sheds light both on the process of how national identities are constructed and on the deep roots of the challenges facing Turkey as it potentially moves from being a plural to a pluralistic society.