The Myth of the Military-Nation: Militarism, Gender, and Education in Turkey by Altinay, A.

The Myth of the Military-Nation: Militarism, Gender, and Education in Turkey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781403972835)

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The Myth of the Military-Nation: Militarism, Gender, and Education in Turkey by Altinay, A.

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

$54.99
The Myth of the Military-Nation: Militarism, Gender, and Education in Turkey by Altinay, A.

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

$54.99
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: A. Altinay
ISBN-10: 1403972834
ISBN-13: 9781403972835
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 02/12/2006
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
By A. Altinay
By A. Altinay
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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 Nationwide Survey (with Ye?im Arat, Punto, 2009, www.kadinayoneliksiddet.org/English.html), Torunlar ("Grandchildren", with Fethiye ﾇetin, Metis, 2009); and editor of Vatan, Millet, Kad?nlar (Ileti?im, 2000) and Ebru: Reflections on Cultural Diversity in Turkey, a photography project by Attila Durak (Metis, 2007, www.ebruproject.com). Her co-authored book with Ye?im Arat, T?kiye'de Kad?na Yelik ?iddet (Violence Against Women in Turkey) was awarded the 2008 PEN Duygu Asena Award.

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