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| Publisher | OUP Oxford |
| ISBN 13 | 9780199251797 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199251797 |
| Book Subtitle | Making Connections Between People And Bureaucracy In Turkey |
| Book Description | Catherine Alexander charts how Turkish people, both within and outside the state bureaucracy, attempt to personalise the impersonality of the state. Based on a detailed study of the nationalized Turkish Sugar Corporation, she considers how people from the highest levels of the state bureaucracy to farming villages understand 'the state', and how, in turn, they imagine themselves to be perceived. The narratives and metaphors used in these constructions draw on resources close to hand such as the material organization of state factory compounds, state personnel encountered in the course of everyday life, and the image of the family structure. By also exploring notions of state and personhood within the |
| Language | English |
| Author | Catherine Alexander |
| Publication Date | 22-Jul-14 |
| Number of Pages | 284 |
Personal States Hardcover English by Catherine Alexander - 22-Jul-14
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