Naming and Nation-building in Turkey
The 1934 Surname Law
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Beschreibung
This book examines how the Turkish Surname Law of 1934 was adopted and reframed in diverse social contexts at a time of top down nationalism. Through historical ethnography, the author explores the genesis of the law, its drafting in parliament, the Turkish Language Reform, and its reception. The project draws from an oral historical narrative, official parliamentary and registry documents, and popular media.
Provides the only comprehensive academic study of the Turkish Surname Law and its reception Challenges the official accounts of the Kemalist reforms and reveals how these reforms were received and reframed in everyday life by diverse groups, including non-Muslim minorities Appeals to anthropologists, legal scholars, political scientists, historians, and anyone interested in the formation of the modern Middle East
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