TY  - BOOK
AU  - deTar,Matthew
TI  - Figures that speak: the vocabulary of Turkish nationalism 
T2  - Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East
SN  - 9780815637400
AV  - DR477 .D453 2022
U1  - 320.5409561 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Syracuse
PB  - Syracuse University Press
KW  - Nationalism
KW  - Turkey
KW  - Communication in politics
KW  - Discourse analysis
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-276) and index; 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
N2  - "'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"--
ER  -