Contemporary Kemalism: From Universal Secular-humanism To Extreme Turkish Nationalism

Synopsis

Analyzes The Nature And Content Of Kemalist Ideology In Turkey During The Last 20 Years Including Its Close Relationship To Social Democracy And Neo-nationalism, Its Implied Liberal Philosophy Of History, And Its Idea About Human Nature, To Explain Its Endurance And Relevancy To Present-day Turkey. Introduction -- Outlining The Origins And Suggested Meanings Of Kemalism -- The Presuppositions Of Contemporary Kemalism -- The Kemalist Vision Of The Ideal Socio-political Order -- Contemporary Kemalism And Its Affinities : Social Democracy And Neo-nationalism -- The Morphology Of Kemalism -- Contemporary Kemalism, Contemporary World. Toni Alaranta. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.