{"product_id":"contemporary-kemalism-toni-alaranta-9780415728171","title":"Contemporary Kemalism: From Universal Secular-Humanism to Extreme Turkish Nationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe nature and content of Kemalist ideology in Turkey during the last twenty years is analysed in this book. In order to place the current manifestations of this Turkish official modernising ideology in the two-part context of globalisation and the re-sacralisation of the world, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Kemalism\u003c\/i\u003e scrutinises the texts of five prominent Kemalist intellectuals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter defining the unquestioned ideological premises of Kemalism, such as its implied liberal philosophy of history, and its idea about human nature, the book describes Kemalism's vision of the ideal society. Kemalism's close relationship to social democracy and neo-nationalism is then discussed in detail. Also included is an analysis of contemporary Kemalism's relation to earlier Kemalist articulations. The study demonstrates that various previous assumptions, both Western and Turkish, concerning Kemalism's nature and content are too simplistic, and thus unable to account for the endurance of this ideology and its continuing relevancy in present-day Turkey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInviting the reader to contemplate contemporary Kemalism's ambiguous relationship with the Western world, this book will be of value to scholars and researchers with an interest in Middle Eastern Politics, Modernization Theory and Political Ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toni Alaranta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415728177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415728171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2015 pg. 1582","brand":"Toni Alaranta","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136113389823,"sku":"9780415728171","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8824a10d-66ec-4422-b93d-74011ea8a29b.jpg?v=1770160598","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-kemalism-toni-alaranta-9780415728171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}