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How and why did the “new Turks” evolve from Kemalism? What is the impact of “Turkish Muslim nationalism” in contemporary Türkiye? Is the new alternative definition of the nation based on a nostalgic revival of Turkey's Ottoman past? What does it mean to be a Turk? These are some of the important and thought-provoking questions addressed in Muslim Nationalism and the New Turks. Pertenece a las series editoriales
Turkey has leapt to international prominence as an economic and political powerhouse under its elected Muslim government, and is looked on by many as a model for other Muslim countries in the wake of the Arab Spring. In this book, Jenny White reveals how Turkish national identity and the meanings of Islam and secularism have undergone radical changes in today's Turkey, and asks whether the Turkish model should be viewed as a success story or a cautionary tale. This provocative book traces how Muslim nationalists blur the line between the secular and the Islamic, supporting globalization and political liberalism, yet remaining mired in authoritarianism, intolerance, and cultural norms hostile to minorities and women.In a new afterword, White analyzes the latest political developments, particularly the mass protests surrounding Gezi Park, their impact on Turkish political culture, and what they mean for the future. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Many readers, particularly those with strong personal links to Turkey and/or Turkey's past, will disagree with some of Ms. White's opinions. To me, however, she seems fair and balanced. This book was recommended to me by a Turkish friend, a secularist and strongly Kemalist person. She thinks that the book understates the importance of what Kemalism accomplished, but also thinks that the book is basically fair and illuminating.
Beyond Turkey, I found this book fascinating in the anthropological lens through which it views politics. One point she makes is that key concepts -- "Turkishness", "secularism", and so on -- mean very different things to different people in Turkey. This made me think of the US. Doesn't "gun control" mean something very different to a Northeastern city dweller than it does to a Western rancher? And what about "choice", and "fair voting practices", and so on? Identity is important to U.S. politics in a way that goes way beyond ethnicity. ( )