Life of Nation's On Nationalism in Türkiye: A Republic in Search of Conscience, (Paperback)

<b>On Nationalism in Türkiye: A Republic in Search of Conscience</b> <p><b>What is a nation-and who gets to belong?</b><br><b>What happens when a republic is founded on denial rather than recognition?</b><br><b>Can nationalism be transformed from a regime of fear into an ethic of dignity?</b><br>In this intellectually courageous and morally urgent book, <b>Levent Ça&amp;#287;lar</b> reconsiders the very foundations of nationalism in modern Türkiye. Written at the intersection of political theory, historical reflection, and philosophical inquiry, <i>On Nationalism in Türkiye</i> challenges the dominant myths that have shaped the Turkish Republic for over a century-and proposes a radically new framework for national identity. </p><p><b>A Book of Moral Reckoning and Political Vision</b><br>Unlike conventional histories or polemics, this book is an exploration of nationalism as a <b>moral architecture</b>, shaped by a nation's capacity for <b>self-awareness</b>, <b>self-reflection</b>, and <b>honor</b>. Ça&amp;#287;lar proposes a bold distinction between two forms of nationalism: </p><ul><li><b>Negative Nationalism</b>, grounded in fear, domination, ethnic purity, and myth;</li><li><b>Positive Nationalism</b>, rooted in recognition, ethical responsibility, and plural memory.</li></ul>With examples ranging from <b>Nazi Germany</b> and <b>Fascist Italy</b> to <b>post-apartheid South Africa</b>, <b>post-Holocaust Germany</b>, and <b>Canada's Indigenous reconciliation</b>, Ça&amp;#287;lar invites us to see how nations can descend into moral collapse-or rise through truth, humility, and justice.<br><b>Türkiye: A Case Study in Denial and Hope</b><br>At the heart of the book lies a profound diagnosis of the Turkish state's century-long trajectory. Ça&amp;#287;lar deconstructs the ideological foundations of the Republic-its rejection of the multicultural Ottoman legacy, its forced Turkification, the erasure of Kurds, Armenians, Alevis, and others-and shows how nationalism became both a <b>political strategy</b> and a <b>spiritual disease</b>.<br>But this is not merely a critique-it is a <b>call to transformation</b>. It calls for a <b>Republic of Conscience</b>, one that embraces internal diversity, confronts its past atrocities, and builds a shared future based not on sameness, but on solidarity.<br><b>Philosophy, Emotion, and Revolution</b><br>More than a political treatise, <i>On Nationalism in Türkiye</i> is also a work of <b>philosophical depth</b> and <b>emotional power</b>. Drawing from Hegel, Rousseau, and Romantic thinkers, the book redefines the nation as a <b>collective subjectivity</b>-a being capable of memory, feeling, contradiction, and change.<br>Romantic nationalism, Ça&amp;#287;lar argues, can either inspire inclusion or inflame exclusion. National identity can either become a sp

• Life of Nation's On Nationalism in Türkiye: A Republic in Search of Conscience, (Paperback)
• Author: Levent CaĞlar
• ISBN: 9781069498458
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2025-08-08
• Page Count: 246