The Myth of the Military-Nation
Subtitle: Militarism, Gender, and Education in Turkey
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 3, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781403972835
Subjects: International relations; Military life & institutions; Political control & freedoms; Political science & theory; Military Science; Military Policy; Nationalism; History; Gender Studies; Textbooks; History: World; Turkey; International Relations - General; Middle East - General; Women's Studies - General; History : Middle East - General; Political Science : International Relations - General; Social Science / Women's Studies; Discrimination & Racism; Civil-military relations; Education; Militarism
First sentence: As the utterances of Turkey's legendary leader, most famous historian, and the most celebrated (and remembered) Minister of Education make clear, the idea that the Turkish nation is a military-nation (ordu-millet or asker-ulus) is one of the foundational myths of Turkish nationalism.