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Historical Revisionism vs. Conspiracy Theories: Transformations of Turkish Historical Scholarship and Conspiracy Theories as a Constitutive Element in Transforming Turkish Nationalism.
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Journal of Balkan & Near Eastern Studies . Dec2013, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p412-433. 22p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- This paper discusses the surge of neo-nationalism and conspiratorial thinking in tandem with the rise of the Turkish revisionist historiography highly critical of Turkish nationalism and its legacy in the 20th century in the 2000s. The paper also examines the demonization of these historiographical deviations by proponents of Kemalist nation-statism. Because these revisionists challenged nation-statist assumptions, such as the innocence of the Turkish nation and its self-victimization, their academic output was perceived as blasphemy against the common values of Turkish society, further fomenting neo-nationalist sentiment. Thus, the paper argues that the genesis of a revisionist historiography and the rising popularity of conspiracy theories among the public cannot be disassociated from each other.1 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19448953
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Balkan & Near Eastern Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 92664380
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2013.844588