Silent Violence: Neoliberalism, Islamist Politics and the Akp Years in Turkey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781926958187)

This anthology offers an alternative, critical reading of contemporary Turkish politics by problematizing the synthetic articulation of Islamist politics with neoliberal capitalism during the AKP party's decade-long rule. The contributors offer a detailed analysis of the seemingly contradictory policies of the AKP regime, from social to cultural to foreign policy, with a view to understanding changes in Turkey's neoliberal order.

The editors contend that the AKP party's rule should be read on the basis of transformations within capitalism in neoliberal times involving different forms of suppression and exploitation along axes of class, race and gender.

"...a very timely and provocative work on the recent socio-economic history of Turkey offering new insights on peripheral capitalism and a decisive transformation to market-friendly Islamism."
A. Erinç Yeldan, Professor of Economics, Bilkent University and author of The Economics of Growth and Distribution(2009)

Author: Simten Co Ar
ISBN-10: 1926958187
ISBN-13: 9781926958187
Publisher: Red Quill Books
Language: English
Published: 03/20/2012
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d