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Figures that speak : the vocabulary of Turkish nationalism / Matthew deTar.

By: deTar, Matthew [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle EastPublisher: Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: xiii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780815637400; 9780815637264Other title: Vocabulary of Turkish nationalismSubject(s): Nationalism -- Turkey | Communication in politics -- Turkey | Discourse analysis -- TurkeyAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Figures that speakDDC classification: 320.5409561 LOC classification: DR477 | .D453 2022
Contents:
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.
Summary: "'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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 63 - Reading Room 		H2p deTAR 32939 Not for loan BOOKS-000000027054

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.

"'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"-- Provided by publisher.