Tek Parti Dönemini Yeniden Düşünmek: Devlet, Toplum ve Siyaset
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Edited volume published in Turkish, focusing on the single-party period in Turkey.
Book description: While the single-party period (1923-1945) is arguably the most studied period in the history of the Republic of Turkey, it is also the most decontextualized, mythologized and politicized one. Although there is a rich academic literature focusing on the period, written from very different perspectives and political positions, this literature largely reflects an elite-centred perspective that prioritizes the state, the policies of the central government and ideological debates.
The point of departure for this edited volume is that the single-party period and the historiography regarding this period should be re-evaluated in the light of new perspectives and questions. The chapters that make up the volume show that single-party Turkey is shaped by much more complex dynamics than revealed by analyses based on dichotomies such as "secular regime vs conservative people" or "centre vs. periphery", which dominate the existing literature. The chapters focus on different aspects of the early Republican period and look at state-society relations and the encounters of state and societal actors at all levels. The volume offers fresh and state of the art research that reveals the divisions and tensions within the state, acknowledges the power of social actors, and takes into account the interactions and negotiations between actors and institutions in both national and transnational contexts. Thus, the book proposes to understand the authoritarian regime of the single-party period by focusing on the daily practices of the state and without ignoring the ambiguities and inconsistencies inherent in the modernisation process.
Contributors: Onur Ada, Sevgi Adak, Umut Azak, Nathalie Clayer, Remzi Çağatay Çakırlar, Fatma Müge Göçek, Yelda Kaya, Didem Kılıçkıran, Kıvanç Kılınç, Alexandros Lamprou, Barış Alp Özden, Emmanuel Szurek.
Publication Information
Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul, 2022
ISBN
978-975-333-405-1
Keywords
Turkey, Inter-war Period, Turkish History, Kemalism, Turkish Republic, Nationalism, Secularism, Turkish Modenisation, Single Party Period
Recommended Citation
Adak, Sevgi and Alexandros Lamprou, eds. Tek Parti Dönemini Yeniden Düşünmek: Devlet, Toplum ve Siyaset. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 2022.