The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Turkey - Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey

Since coming to power, President Erdo?an's Justice and Development Party (AKP) have focused on narrating their vision of a 'New Turkey' - an ideal that has resulted in the politicisation of popular culture and people's everyday lives. Exposing the strategy of Turkey's ruling elite to obtain cultural hegemony, this book examines the AKP's efforts to rewrite Turkish public memory by promoting its ideas through TV series, movies, propaganda videos, school curricula and material culture in urban public spaces. It also explores the tactics of cultural resistance developed by the politically weak to counter the ruling elite's dominant culture of pious conservatism.

ISBN:	9781474490283
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Published date:	30 Nov 2021
DEWEY:	956.104
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Weight:	682g
Height:	165mm
Width:	246mm
Spine width:	27mm

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