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The Making of Turkish Contemporary History

Voices Intertwined

Edited by Berna Pekesen

264 pages, bibliog., index

ISBN  978-1-80758-019-3 $135.00/£104.00 / Hb / Not Yet Published (October 2026)

eISBN 978-1-80758-020-9 eBook Not Yet Published


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Bringing together diverse disciplinary perspectives, The Making of Turkish Contemporary History explores the complexities of historiography by focusing on often-overlooked decades of the post-1950s. It examines tensions between global research trends and national narratives, highlighting the role of disciplinary norms as well as the emergence of inter- and post-disciplinary approaches. It also addresses the growing influence of grassroots historians who challenge state-controlled interpretations of the past. As struggles over historical interpretation intensify, the authors offer a timely analysis of how contemporary history becomes a battleground for ideological dominance in an authoritarian context. Engaging and thought-provoking, this is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of knowledge production, contested historical truths, and the political stakes of writing contemporary history.

Berna Pekesen is a historian and the founder and director of the DFG-Scientific Network for the Contemporary History of Turkey at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, as well as a Review Editor for the Turkish Historical Review. A former professor of Modern Turkish History at Duisburg-Essen, she has held research posts in Bochum, Hamburg, and Basel. She has published extensively on modern and contemporary Turkey, with a particular emphasis on nationalism, nation-building, political violence, social history, and historiography. She is the editor of Turkey in Turmoil: Social Change and Political Radicalization During the 1960s (2020) and is currently preparing a new volume on the social and economic history of Turkey.

Subject: History: 20th Century to PresentAnthropology (General)Sociology
Area: Central/Eastern EuropeMiddle East & Israel


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