Turkey, Kemalism and the Soviet Union
Subtitle: Problems of Modernization, Ideology and Interpretation
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Feb 20, 2019
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9783319974026
Description: The 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 the 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 pereptions 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--back cover.
Notes: Source title: Turkey, Kemalism and the Soviet Union: Problems of Modernization, Ideology and Interpretation (Modernity, Memory and Identity in South-East Europe)