Naming and Nation-building in Turkey The 1934 Surname Law /

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 pr...

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Hlavní autor: Türköz, Meltem (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US, 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9781137566560
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Obsah:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Surnames and the construction of Turkish citizens
  • Chapter 2: Intellectual precursors and cultural context: Osmanlıca, Turcology, Language Reform and Surnames
  • Chapter 3: Making, disseminating and enforcing the law
  • Chapter 4: Generating surnames in theory and practice: surnames booklets, registry documents and the graphic artifacts of the state
  • Chapter 5: The social life of the state's fantasy
  • Chapter 6: The burden of minority names
  • Chapter 7: Turkish surnames and their critics since 1934
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion: The legacy of the surname law in the 21st century.