deTar, Matthew, <br/><br/>
Figures that speak :  the vocabulary of Turkish nationalism / 
 Vocabulary of Turkish nationalism 
Matthew deTar. 
 - First edition. 
 - xiii, 296 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
 - Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-276) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Figural reasoning -- Figures of nationalist discourse in Atatürk's Nutuk -- The figure of religion in the transition to multiparty democracy -- Historical revision and the figure of the military -- Article 301 and the oscillations of the figure of the minority -- Reflections of liminality in the figure of Europe -- Epilogue: Figures, rhetoric, political discourse. 
<br/><br/> "'Figures That Speak' builds a critical analysis of a vocabulary of 'figures' in Turkish public discourse that structure public thought and define the possibilities of political action: religion, the minority, the founding father (Atatürk), the military, and Europe. This unique focus on processes of representation and their circulation in public culture gives readers a new perspective on the effects of the way that contemporary politicians, journalists, academics, and the public all speak about international politics"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780815637400 9780815637264 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2021004570 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nationalism--Turkey.<br/>Communication in politics--Turkey.<br/>Discourse analysis--Turkey.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DR477  / .D453 2022 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.5409561