Dressing the nation's citizens : men's clothing reforms in the early republic -- Women, politics, and the culture of dress in the making of a new Turkish nation -- Language : a new Turkish script for a new and literate Turkish nation -- Celebrating national holidays
Summary
In this ... book, [the author] uses hitherto unavailable archival material and oral history accounts to analyze aspects of everyday culture in interwar Turkey that scholars know about but have not looked at closely. Her wide-ranging examination of the social impact of Kemalist reforms shows that while people's responses ranged from enthusiastic approbation to intense hostility, most Turks found ways to adapt to state policies that aimed at transforming society. -- Houchang Chehabi, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-317) and index
