ISBN:
9781003311805
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1003311806
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9781000853223
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1000853225
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9781000853278
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1000853276
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) :
,
illustrations
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in political sociology
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in political sociology.
Parallel Title:
Print version: Koca, Metin. Tracing cultural change in Turkey's experience of democratization
DDC:
303.609561
Keywords:
2000-2099
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Social conflict
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Social change
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Democratization
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Sexual minorities Social conditions.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
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Democratization.
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Social change.
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Social conditions.
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Social conflict.
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Turkey Social conditions 21st century.
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Turkey.
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Electronic books.
Abstract:
"Does democracy require an agreement on specific foundational values? Bringing insights from Turkey to the study of democratization, this book argues that democracy may rather be about acknowledging the disagreement over values before negotiating over other concerns, such as rights, freedoms, capabilities and duties. It explores this idea by examining three landscapes of culture in Turkey, which have been the subjects of persistent stories regarding the unequal relationship between the self and the other. These include LGBT visibility and the entertainment sector, women and clothing, and Alevism and funerals. Through these case studies, the book analyses the remaking of (in)tolerance through the integration of LGBT representations into broader political struggles over values, the assertion of women's rights and freedoms from traditional values surrounding dress, and the conflict between essentialist intolerance and the syncretic traditions of Alevi identity. Bringing these landscapes together with the surrounding cultural tensions in Turkey and the West, Tracing Cultural Change in Turkey's Experience of Democratization will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle Eastern studies and politics, gender studies and cultural studies"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: values and others in cultural change -- Democracy: rethinking cultural prerequisites -- LGBT and the entertainment sector -- Women and clothing -- Alevis and funerals.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003311805
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003311805
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