Turkey, Kemalism and the Soviet Union : Problems of Modernization, Ideology and Interpretation (Modernity, Memory and Identity in South-east Europe) （2019）

Ter-Matevosyan, Vahram

Springer International Publishing AG（2019/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 279 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783319974026
• DDC分類 320.5409561

Full Description

This book examines the Kemalist ideology of Turkey from two perspectives. It discusses major problems in the existing interpretations of the topic and how the incorporation of Soviet perspectives enriches the historiography and our understanding of that ideology. To address these questions, the book looks into the origins, evolution, and transformational phases of Kemalism between the 1920s and 1970s. The research also focuses on perspectives from abroad by observing how republican Turkey and particularly its founding ideology were viewed and interpreted by Soviet observers. Paying more attention to the diplomatic, geopolitical, and economic complexities of Turkish-Soviet relations, scholars have rarely problematized those perceptions of Turkish ideological transformations. Looking at various phases of Soviet attitudes towards Kemalism and its manifestations through the lenses of Communist leaders, party functionaries, diplomats and scholars, the book illuminates the underlying dynamics of Soviet interpretations.    

Contents

Introduction.- Problems of Definition and Historiography of Kemalism. - (Trans)Formation of Kemalism, 1920s - 1930s.- Popularization of Kemalism: Intellectual, Contextual, and Popular Considerations.- Transformation of Kemalism's Hegemony in the Post-Atatürk Era, 1940s - 1950s.- Kemalism in the Second Republic, 1960s - 1970s.- Problems and Perspectives of Existing Interpretations of Kemalism.- Soviet Interpretations of Kemalism in the 1920s.- Geopolitics and Complexities of Soviet Interpretations.-  Conclusion.