Working Class Formation in Turkey, 1946-1962
Work, Culture, and the Politics of the Everyday
Published on 2. February 2024
Book
Hardback
294 pages
978-1-80539-273-6 (ISBN)
Description
The political identities of the Turkish working class began a transformative journey that started during a period of industrialization following World War II and continued until the military interventions of 1960. Working Class Formation in Turkey addresses common, structural generalizations to recover the complex history of developing political, recreational, familial, residential, and work-related lives of Turkish workers. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources, this volume brings the concept of "everydayness" to the fore and uncovers the local contexts that fostered class solidarity, examines labor practices that fueled radicalism, and analyzes the shifting dynamics of industrial discipline that impacted working class identity and culture.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Library binding
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
538 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80539-273-6 (9781805392736)
DOI
10.3167/9781805392736
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Baris Alp OEzden
Working Class Formation in Turkey, 1946-1962
Work, Culture, and the Politics of the Everyday
E-Book
02/2024
1st Edition
Berghahn Books
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Baris Alp Özden
Working Class Formation in Turkey, 1946-1962
Work, Culture, and the Politics of the Everyday
E-Book
02/2024
1st Edition
Berghahn Books
€24.49
Available for download
Person
Baris Alp OEzden is a visiting scholar at the Institute of Turkish Studies at Duisburg-Essen University. He earned his PhD in Turkish History from the Atatuerk Institute at Bogazici University with a strong inter-disciplinary orientation. He additionally served as the chief editor of the monthly magazine Toplumsal Tarih (Social History) between 2018 and 2020.
Content
List of Tables
Introduction
Chapter 1. Working Class and The City
Urbanization and the Housing Problem
Housing Policy for Workers
Construction of Working Class Housing as a Social and Moral Question
Housing Policy under DP Rule
Some Aspects of Everyday Life in Working Class Districts
The Meaning of Home for Workers
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Working-Class Leisure
Cinema
Football
The Coffeehouse
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 3. The Changing Organization of Production and Modes of Control, and The Workers' Response: The Example of Turkey's Textile Industry
Development of Turkey's Textile Industry
The Labor Force
Organizing Production: Labor Discipline and Scientific Management in Mills
Mahmutpasa Weavers: Working in Small-Scale Production
Scientific Management in Mensucat Santral and the Workers' Response
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Law, Labor Process, and Working-Class Experience
Internal Regulations
Labor Inspections
Collective Labor Disputes and Conciliation/Arbitration Mechanisms
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Working-Class Language, Identity, and Politics
Language of Class: Transformation of a Concept
Working-Class Collective Action: Strikes
Institutions and Ideological Influences
Institutionalization of Trade Unions and Working-Class Politics
Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Introduction
Chapter 1. Working Class and The City
Urbanization and the Housing Problem
Housing Policy for Workers
Construction of Working Class Housing as a Social and Moral Question
Housing Policy under DP Rule
Some Aspects of Everyday Life in Working Class Districts
The Meaning of Home for Workers
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Working-Class Leisure
Cinema
Football
The Coffeehouse
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 3. The Changing Organization of Production and Modes of Control, and The Workers' Response: The Example of Turkey's Textile Industry
Development of Turkey's Textile Industry
The Labor Force
Organizing Production: Labor Discipline and Scientific Management in Mills
Mahmutpasa Weavers: Working in Small-Scale Production
Scientific Management in Mensucat Santral and the Workers' Response
Conclusion
Chapter 4. Law, Labor Process, and Working-Class Experience
Internal Regulations
Labor Inspections
Collective Labor Disputes and Conciliation/Arbitration Mechanisms
Conclusion
Chapter 5. Working-Class Language, Identity, and Politics
Language of Class: Transformation of a Concept
Working-Class Collective Action: Strikes
Institutions and Ideological Influences
Institutionalization of Trade Unions and Working-Class Politics
Conclusion
Conclusion
Bibliography